umami

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biomega_(manga)

ikigami

to help combat apathy and laziness . . . randomly selected to die
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ikigami:_The_Ultimate_Limit

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Executive_Order_12333

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2010/12/07/Judge-dismisses-Awlaki-assassination-case/UPI-89121291744509/

http://ccrjustice.org/

http://ccrjustice.org/newsroom/press-releases/guant%C3%A1namo-prisoners-organize-peaceful-sit-protest-indefinite-imprisonment-a

http://www.scribd.com/doc/28684758/dojinterrogationmemo20020801

torture justifications . . .
in summary:  torture is not torture unless it is so significant as to induce homicide, at which point, we can destroy the evidence