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To: combjelly who wrote (382099)	5/1/2008 9:14:33 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574683

>> That is the standard that John Yoo advocated and the administration adopted. As I said, I know of no one who has taken that position. Death during interrogation would presumably be torture at least, and potentially murder, depending upon the circumstances. But the point is that waterboarding cannot be torture because it doesn't meet the criteria of "pain or suffering". Although, I certainly understand McCain's POV. It is really sort of a non-issue, since the United States has no significant history of using these techniques. At least not on enemies.

To: combjelly who wrote (382099)	5/1/2008 9:24:26 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574683

"Physical pain amounting to torture must be equivalent in intensity to the pain accompanying serious physical injury, such as organ failure, impairment of bodily function, or even death." Guys like Dave just go straight into knee-jerk, parrotlike auto-denial. They don't want to be disturbed by troublesome facts.