Tag: waterboarding
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Just a Reminder (on Torture)
This is old news, but unfortunately is still relevant: “There should be little doubt from American history that we consider [waterboarding] as torture, otherwise we wouldn’t have tried and convicted Japanese for doing that same thing to Americans. I would also hope that he would not want to be associated with a technique which was…
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It’s Torture
Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair used to call waterboarding “extreme interrogation,” and not torture. He went so far as to test his convictions, and videotaped his own waterboarding. The resulting article, “Believe Me, It’s Torture,” and the accompanying video, are incredible work. There is no question about the nature of waterboarding, and our own government…
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College Student Schools Ashcroft on Torture
John Ashcroft spoke at Knox college – a rather liberal school. There was, as expected, a great deal of people protesting his visit, with varying levels of maturity. Howerver, one student had a very revealing exchange with Ashcroft: ME: First off, Mr. Ashcroft, I’d like to apologize for the rudeness of some of my fellow…
Zeke Weeks 