Oregon Daily Emerald

Opinion

	Oscar-winning torture, at home and abroad In my opinion \| Strictly Niksonian by Nik Antovich Drilling through the captive's palm then severing the arm with a meat cleaver. Taking a blowtorch to the skin, and if that doesn't get him to talk, sticking his head in a vice and tightening it until his skull cracks. These aren't American interrogation techniques; they're a few of al-Qaida's preferred torture methods.
	Prison statistics call U.S.'s priorities into question In my opinion \| All I remember is ... by Matt Petryni As of last Thursday, the United States, land of the free, is on record as the world's leader in imprisonment. A report released by the Pew Center last week calculated that 2.3 million Americans are behind bars, about one percent of our adult population. Russia and the former Soviet Union countries follow, while the northern Europeans - Sweden, Finland and Denmark - imprison only around ten percent of our number.
	Tobacco-free trials are a commitment to Eugene's health Guest commentary by Guest Commentary The Eugene 08 Steering Committee announced it will prohibit the use of tobacco at the 2008 USA Track & Field Olympic Trials scheduled to take place in Eugene this summer. The Clean Air Project enthusiastically supports this decision. Through this policy, the Steering Committee is sending a clear and important message that secondhand smoke and public spaces don't mix.