about 30-35 seconds. This ex-CIA agent lasted only 5 seconds. He says its torture. Then he goes on to say that the information obtained from the al queda figure has saved lots of lives? The information allowed the government to disrupt terrorists attacks. Why would he want to stop waterboarding? If they will tell you anything you want, why not? They deserve it in my opinion. Your thoughts?
2007-12-12 06:48:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in News & Events ➔ Current Events
Waterboarding is not torture. It's a coercive interrogation technique like sleep deprivation. And before the CIA even used the technique on certain enemy combatants in U.S. custody, they cleared its use in a briefing to the chairman and ranking members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees (along with the majority and minority staff directors of those committees). Those are the committees of jurisdiction which exercise oversight on intelligence activities. No objection was interposed.
The only reason for the latest furor is that the story has moved from deep inside the Washington Post to its front page.
2007-12-12 08:11:44 · answer #1 · answered by desertviking_00 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I think of tourture as beating someone senseless till they give up the fact, (new 007 movie). Waterboarding is more psychological then physical that is the underline disticntion.
2007-12-12 07:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A star for you. The people who think it's torture should be thankful they chose to waterboard him.
2007-12-12 18:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by CharJ, 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It looks like fun to do and I believe that it should be administered to all that do not like the US and bad mouth our citizens and precious land, especially the hippy bleeding heart, tree hugging liberals! I'll pay to administer it to anti-Americans!
2007-12-13 10:11:19 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
not on my watch.
2007-12-12 13:13:41 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋