Let me reframe my original question, (that was made in an attempt to clarify Studio's partisan question):
"If the enhanced interrogation technique of waterboarding is 'torture', then how does one survive the procedure after 183 times, without revealing the information that is the purpose of the waterboarding, and without suffering some pain, suffering, or consequential harm?" On Thu, Apr 23, 2009 at 10:45 AM, THE ANNOINTED ONE <[email protected]>wrote: > > Keith, > > Torture is designed for surviving. Killing the suspect would defeat > the purpose. > > On Apr 22, 8:21 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> wrote: > > I think a better way of framing your question Studio, is, "That if the > > enhanced interrogation technique of waterboarding is 'torture', then how > > does one survive the procedure after 183 times?" > > > > (As Bybee, Bradbury, Yoo and "Rumsfeld's Defense Department Working > Group" > > Memoranda all attest, the modern day waterboarding was a Level III > enhanced > > interrogation technique, which was done after all other techniques had > > failed, and was utilized on only three individals, who clearly knew that > an > > iminent attack was going to take place in the United States, e.g.; a > plane > > from Southeast Asia being targeted into a Los Angeles skyscraper, and a > > dirty bomb being set off in Washington D.C. > > > > The waterboarding procedure, which took place for a maximum of 40 > seconds, > > and never caused any pain, or any physical harm or mental harm, and was > at > > all times monitored by both a medical doctor and a psychologist. > > > > Hardly torture. > > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2009 at 8:13 PM, studio <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Apr 22, 6:06 pm, Ohio mark <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > since your boy barry is so willing to compromise national security by > > > > releasing secret memos describing our questioning of terrorists , > then > > > > why will he not release the memos that also show how many attacks > > > > these tactics we used prevented. could it be because these memos > will > > > > show just how effective these tactics actually are. could show what > a > > > > partisan ass he really is. > > > > > It very well could show just how un-effective it was, and Obama is > > > protecting > > > Cheney and Bush...for now. > > > > > If torture was so effective, why did they torture the one guy 183 > > > times? > > > You actually think he had 183 separate things to say? > > > Or was it just not working? > > > > > Don't Republicans have anything to offer America besides lies and BS?- > Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
