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To: Wharf Rat who wrote (449347)	1/21/2009 12:48:15 PM
From: i-node	Respond to of 1574092

In fact, it had earlier been prosecuted by U.S. authorities. Actually, while waterboarding has been prosecuted against local sheriffs who have used it on American citizens, I'm not sure we've ever prosecuted anyone for "war crimes" who used the technique. There was an incident where someone who used waterboarding IN ADDITION TO other, brutal techniques (the other techniques being torture). Can you provide a link where someone who used SOLELY waterboarding was prosecuted?

To: Wharf Rat who wrote (449347)	1/21/2009 1:00:37 PM
From: jlallen	Respond to of 1574092

What part of you're FOS do you not get....? First of all, waterboarding is no longer used by the CIA. Second, what law is it specifically that you refer to....because the Geneva Conventions do not apply. US law is not trumped by "transational" law .....Who gives a flying fukk if the French don't like it? Keeping Americans safe is POTUS "job one." Third, the Bush Admin, acted on the basis of legal opinions it rec'd from the OLC. Fourth, the opinion of other lawyers are not necessarily determinative of the issue.... Fifth, the Bush Admin. confronted a novel problem and set of issues.... BTW, if the law is the law..period as you imply, BJ Billy would be behind bars....you're another liberal hypocrite.