Thread: Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners
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Old 10-14-2007, 11:25 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by sgtdmski View Post
I am sorry, but putting someone in an uncomfortable position, keeping them awake, blaring music, forcing them to endure different extremes of temperatures, and even water boarding are not torture. They may make an individual uncomfortable, however, they do not cause severe pain or suffering, which is the international law definition.

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A federal anti-torture statute (18 U.S.C. § 2340A), enacted in 1994, provides for the prosecution of a U.S. national or anyone present in the United States who, while outside the U.S., commits or attempts to commit torture. Torture is defined as an “act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control.”

Summary of International and U.S. Law Prohibiting Torture and Other Ill-treatment of Persons in Custody (Human Rights Watch, 24-5-2004)
If water boarding does not inflict severe mental pain, why does it purportedly work so well?
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