12-12-2007, 06:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JP5";p="
"Ex-CIA agent John Kiriakou says he underwent waterboarding in training and cracked in a few seconds."
He also said it worked on the top 3 terrorists it was used on and was effective.
So, I guess by this account, this ex-CIA agent was tortured. And I guess my husband who underwent sleep deprivation and other POW camp training back during the Viet Nam war era was also torured.
Gee. I think we'll sue the U.S. gov't now that we've changed the definition of torture. 
http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/...pes/index.html |
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Kiriakou went on to say that he opposes the technique now, but also claims that approval of its use came directly from the White House – a possibly (*)(*)(*)(*)ing assessment, since the CIA has destroyed tapes directly related to their interrogations of Zubayda.
The question I pose is whether or not we should use interrogation techniques that experts often classify as torture to gain information that could possibly save the lives of American citizens. I say we should not, because it goes against everything I was raised to believe America stands for, namely, taking the high road. No matter what, I don't want people thinking of America as a country that tortures captors. And while I realize that may be a tad idealistic, it's the kind of ideal this country was built on.
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