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Now we’re getting down to it. It’s gratifying to see Alan Dershowitz summarize his position a little more succinctly without digressions into personality conflicts, at least for a paragraph or two. That permits us to examine his position and its weaknesses more directly. It would not be worthwhile extending this debate, except for the fact that many people - including at least one Democratic Presidential candidate - appear to take the torture advocacy argument seriously. This is a critical…