The Democratic Torture Olympics

Responses to a December 6 AP-Ipsos poll : (http://www.ap-ipsosresults.com/) : samples from select countries were asked "How do you feel about the use of torture against suspected terrorists to obtain information about terrorism activities?" : the following percentages responded that torture can "Often be justified" or "Sometimes be justified":

US: 38% (Silver Medal)
Canada: 28%
Mexico: 31%
S. Korea: 53% (Gold Medal)
France: 32% (Bronze Medal)
Germany: 30%
Italy: 23%
Spain: 21%
U.K.: 30%

We're shooting for Gold but have quite a ways to go : Too bad the old "CCCP" could not field a team : Uganda has really gone downhill since Dada left : but it's good to know that even a few democracies are willing to keep the sport alive.