RENDELL, Circuit Judge, concurring, joined by McKEE and AMBRO, Circuit Judges. The majority is correct that a finding of torture requires an examination of purpose. The examination occurs, however, not in connection with “specific intent,” but, rather, in connection with the element of “illicit purpose.” The majority conflates the two by deciding that specific intent to inflict sever…
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