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To: combjelly who wrote (377597)	4/10/2008 10:14:15 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1575994

"Torture? It is borderline -- " Huh? You are aware that we have prosecuted waterboarding as a war crime? Are you kidding? In the RNC handbook, item # 11 says that waterboarding is legal. wink wink The winking went right over i-noys head.

To: combjelly who wrote (377597)	4/10/2008 10:22:18 PM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575994

You are aware that we have prosecuted waterboarding as a war crime? Yes, and it is clearly an extreme technique. However, there is a time and place for it. According to the current CIA chief, it has been rarely used and that is as it should be. But if you have a known, high-level terrorist whom you know has valuable information and doesn't respond to other methods, there is no reason I can think of for not using the technique. It doesn't do lasting harm, it isn't cutting off limbs or killing someone, but it does encourage a person to spill his guts in the most stringent way. I have no problem with that for persons who are committed to killing Americans.