US Calls Waterboarding a War Crime — Till Now
After World War 2, the United States tried, and convicted, Japanese prison camp guards for war crimes because of their use of waterboarding on prisoners of war. It tried and convicted its own soldiers in the 19th century for using torture — waterboarding — in the Spanish American war. It has tried and convicted rogue Texas sheriffs for waterboarding prisoners. The United States has consistently defined waterboarding as torture for over 100 years — and defined torture as a war crime. For a country that loves its history and traditions, we seem to be abandoning a good one.
2007-11-03
21:08:32
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/11/02/AR2007110201170.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
2007-11-03
21:10:26 ·
update #1