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Waterboarding Used to Be a Crime

11-5-2007

Despite what defenders of the Bush Administration’s torture policies would have you believe, there is no question that waterboarding is torture. For a look at the history of how the U.S. used to hold torturers accountable, check out this excellent piece by Judge Evan Wallach in yesterday’s Washington Post.


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  • Sophie

    >The current movie "RENDITION" has scenes of torture that everyone needs to see in order to understand visually the nature of torture and methods applied – even to those who are political scapegoats as is the case in the movie.

    "Seeing is different than being told" ancient proverb

  • Firozali A.Mulla MBA PhD

    >Thnk you sophie
    While I agree with the hidden prison and the torture I am afraid that the magis wnd of VETO in the hands of many politicians is playing dirty tricks to the human right and no one wants to challange this or dare not
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