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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (120580)	4/14/2008 6:42:09 PM
From: Bill	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

The CIA waterboarded three terrorists, each of whom survived the ordeal well. Is that enough for dopes like you to besmirch the entire country?

To: J_F_Shepard who wrote (120580)	4/15/2008 10:40:24 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 173976

"Is waterboarding torture? That is a question which has been raised to the authorities on the subject, and discussed at length, without a resolution that supports your contention ... so far. There are two opposing views. However, at this point in time the legal status of waterboarding has not been declared as torture by those empowered to make such declarations. It is a question of just treatment and it must be answered legally by the justice system. The line separating interrogation from torture is blurred until the legal authorities choose to clear it up. "Or do you have to wait for a Justice Department ruling?" Wait for what purpose? If you mean wait to determine whether or not torture laws have been broken by the use of waterboarding then yes. This is a grey area that requires a legal ruling. Such a ruling would have to determine if waterboarding is by law torture and if those who used it prior to such a determination should be held to that standard retroactively. Its an important issue to get legal rulings over. "Do you have any doubt we have used waterboarding on prisoners?" No. Why do you ask? "The WaPo story tells you that the evidence is there...is there something in the article you don't believe? The 'story' provides evidence of nothing. It is an opinion piece that is out dated.