Comments on: A Little Waterboarding History

By: Jim S

Jim S — Sat, 07 Oct 2006 05:30:20 +0000

Somehow, Flyfish, I think that you were monitored for your welfare much more closely than the detainees are being, based on some of what just came out about Guantanamo.

By: Jimmy the Dhimmi

Jimmy the Dhimmi — Fri, 06 Oct 2006 13:53:12 +0000

Flyfish, you obviously don’t get it. Its only a war crime if you are a terrorist witholding information imperative to saving American lives. It explicitly states in the Geneva Conventions that waterboarding against Americans or Israeli Jews doesn’t constitute a war crime. (I think…)

By: Disturbingly Yellow » I Was Duped By Kennedy

Disturbingly Yellow » I Was Duped By Kennedy — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 21:08:18 +0000

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By: Eural

Eural — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 18:01:36 +0000

I’ve often raised this point in debates with Bush supporters – if waterboarding was a crime against humanity 50 years ago and was used by our arch-enemies in WWII then why is acceptable for the POTUS to be pushing for its use today? They never have an answer. In their defense they are never aware of the post-WWII trials either. I think there’s a connection there somewhere…

By: Flyfish

Flyfish — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:53:26 +0000

Wow I’m a victim of a war crime then. As a regular part of the USN’s SERE (Survival, evasion, resistance and escape.) training, students are waterboarded.

Flyfish

By: Kevin

Kevin — Thu, 05 Oct 2006 17:46:26 +0000

Maybe I'm not reading the right sources, but I haven't seen much written about one factor in the torture debate. It isn't the most effective means of extracting information. So I wrote about it myself, here. We've pissed away our reputantion for what? So we can get revenge? So we can feel like we're really sticking it to the terrorists? I don't get it.