Reply #9: He voted to restore habeas corpus this past fall when it was last up for a vote, and

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also strongly opposes torture:

"We are in a war of ideas against a radical extremist ideology. Effective and aggressive intelligence operations are essential to our security. But in our effort to protect the nation, we must remember our greatest strength: the principles of human rights that we have upheld throughout our country's wars and conflicts. It is vital that the world can trust what we say and have confidence in what we do. There must be no doubt that this great nation does not torture...

...This is not a way to keep America safe, or to build our influence for good in the world. Americans must not take the easy, morally ambiguous road. That is not who we are. The right path—at times the more difficult path—is the one that is paved with our principles and our values."

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2008/0801.hagel.html

He's a decent guy--for a Repub.