re: Could you torture a terrorist?

Yes, if they had a family member or not. They hate out way of life, and would do it to any of us in a heartbeat. I'm with Howard Stern on this one, I say put every one of those mother frickers down for good.

Torturing gains valuable info that leads to saving western lives.

I like to think I'd begin with a method I heard talked about by an old timer around a campfire.

1. Take them to an empty shack in the middle of a compound.
2. Sit them down in a chair that is fastened to the floor, in the middle of the shack.
3. Staple/nail their nutsack/shaft to the seat of the chair.
4. Give them a rusty/dull knife.
5. Light the shack on fire.
6. ???
7. Profit, by self castration.