This guy may have "plans" under way. We dont know what they could be but they could mean that a lot of people die. As revolting as torture is, its effective. Theres degrees of torture. In some instances torture can make a person confess or admit to something he has done to avoid the pain. So its not something that could be used in a court.
However, it can be used to get information that may help save lives. And if thats the case then I have no trouble turning back while the guy gets worked over.
Are you telling me that if on 9/8 we captured on the the 9/11 hijackers and knew they had something planned that was as potentially devasting as the wtc attacks you would refrain from torture?
Heck most would rather just put a bullet in this guys head, wrap him in pig skin, stitch the pigs bellybutton to his face then pour 15 tons on pigshit into his grave, then cover the the top with concret. And maybe even have Salman Rushdie take a dump on him after eating Pork Skins and pork bbq.