Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: HPilot who wrote (441542)	12/19/2008 5:32:39 PM
From: Road Walker	1 Recommendation Respond to of 1577025

tor·ture Pronunciation: \'to?r-ch?r\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past participle of torquere to twist; probably akin to Old High German drahsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle Date: 1540 1 a: anguish of body or mind : agony b: something that causes agony or pain

To: HPilot who wrote (441542)	12/19/2008 7:18:08 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1577025

That is why it is so close to the line, you can argue which side of the line its on, but it is obviously very close to that line. Can't disagree with that. Obviously, some people think it is torture, others think it isn't. In that circumstance the calls for prosecuting Bush and Cheney seem a little extreme. It is a judgment call the president gets to make. Obama can choose "no waterboarding" if he wants to (although, when he gets up to speed on the issue, he may well re-think it, at least privately). Jeb Bush, when elected president in '12, may decide waterboarding is back in. Just kidding. About Jeb I mean.