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July 2, 2008
Is waterboarding torture?
Christopher Hitchens tries waterboarding and decides that
1) It is drowning, not simulated drowning
2) If water boarding isn't torture than nothing is.
Believe Me, It’s Torture
A very interesting and eye opening article. The first claim seems well established, as they time their techniques so as to minimize the danger to the recipients. The later seems weaker. If he hasn't been really tortured (fingernails torn out and the like), he doesn't seem to be in a good position to compare. But scary and ugly business it certainly is.
See video of the water boarding here:
On the Waterboard
Posted by OneEyedMan at July 2, 2008 1:56 PM
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