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Don't be surprised by the fact that the governments subsidize
these types of 'movies', TV 'shows' and other forms of 'media'.
Because we know that the do, it's a fact.
(just as they subsidized the TV evangelists)

There is another option besides the
propaganda machine that is used to groom the masses,
learn to THINK as an individual.

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Interesting thread. Not the OP so much as the responses.The OP has a major flaw in the scenario and the options we are given to choose from. I believe most of the responses are complete BS bravado. In my previous career there were big talkers who would start barfing if a bum puked or spit on them... real hard core folks out there.Probably would have fainted if they had to chose to kill to live or in the defense of another Torture and murder is another animal.. and in the OP scenario I do not see it being productive. Youd make him and his family a group martyrs in the service of Allah.. so much for that whole torture an d murder to get info idea, eh?

I am ashamed to admit that my previous career has desensitized me very much. Its easy to admit here as I dont have judgmental eyes on me I am desensitized more than I should be.. in my opinion. I feel I may be capable of more than just violence if I perceived a threat to my children or I needed to be brutal to reach an end to something that Id consider important. For myself alone, I probably woulnt be brutal. Im more motivated to pull out the stops for others.. like my family or the weak or defenseless. I do believe we have an obligation ( by god, the universe, being a human.. whatever reason) to shelter and defend the little things and the defenseless things. Im unsure if I would kill for or in defense of someone I couldnt identify with or feel a need to protect. KWIM?? I dont think killing would bother me much, but murder would. To me there is a difference. I dont think I would feel very bad afterward because I woudlnt just kill willy nillly.. Id have to have a reason and a good one to put myself inthe situation where that was a possibility in the first place. If I had that..a reason... no telling what Id do or how brutal I would be honestly.

Sry for diggin' this up, but I have kinda different answer to that situation.

Well, torturing that guy and/or his relatives is one thing.
But you should also understand, that it's impossible to get acess to, create, and plant nukes all by yourself.

So my answer, as a president, would be kinda simple - immediatelly contact all representatives of muslim terrorist organisations around the world, explain em situation, and ensure them that if the nukes blow up, there will be a massive nuclear retalliation on Middle East & associated countries, since they're taking it to the level of nuclear war (this kind of information should be only provided to terrorist organisations, and not to be made public, to evade the political consequences in case retaliatory strike wont be needed)
Provide this kind of information to him too.... and officially declare DEFCON 2. Begin evacuation of said cities. So all involved parties will have no doubts about what's coming. (of course inform allies, Russia and China about the situation, and give em real-time access to what are you doing/going to do. To avoid thermonuclear WW3)

I can guarantee this way you will get Al-quaeda, Hezbollah and all other islamic terrorist organisations and their sponsors doing EVERYTHING to help you.

The material world is the unthinkable.

cheers.