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01-30-2008, 09:20 AM
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01-30-2008, 09:31 AM
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01-30-2008, 10:03 AM
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Originally Posted by AlicornsPrayer 
And for those that don't like the pictures or drawings...There's this video to watch, showing waterboarding in action...Warning: Although this video's purpose is to show how it's done and is being done in a controlled enviroment, it's still disturbing none-the-less. Getting Waterboarded // Current | No thanks. The stills are enough to make my skin crawl.
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01-30-2008, 10:21 AM
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Originally Posted by CrazyFlamingos No thanks. The stills are enough to make my skin crawl. | I watched about half the video myself...Had to stop watching it cause I was about to toss my morning coffee and started shaking/getting the chills from viewing it.
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01-30-2008, 10:39 AM
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Points: 13,104, Level: 74 | Level up: 75%, 146 Points needed | | Those are just rigged photos. Everybody knows that waterboarding is fun. Don't be so naive!! | |
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01-30-2008, 10:57 AM
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Our POW's in Vietnam were subjected to more brutal torture in the Vietnam War. John McCain went through that.
So how is the CIA supposed to extract information from an Al-Qaeda guy if they can't torture?
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Level up: 53%, 72 Points needed | | Let's see waterboarding torture and American is as bad as Saddam Hussein, Beheading is the means employed by the freedom fighters known as al Qaeda. Yeah, and people wonder why terrorists can get away with their attacks.
I am sorry, but if it saves one life, and stops one attack from occuring then it is the best method available for us to use. Hell it was effective against the Shiek I have nothing against it. If it gets us the answers we want or need then I say waterboard away.
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02-01-2008, 01:17 PM
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Originally Posted by sgtdmski Let's see waterboarding torture and American is as bad as Saddam Hussein, Beheading is the means employed by the freedom fighters known as al Qaeda. Yeah, and people wonder why terrorists can get away with their attacks.
I am sorry, but if it saves one life, and stops one attack from occuring then it is the best method available for us to use. Hell it was effective against the Shiek I have nothing against it. If it gets us the answers we want or need then I say waterboard away.
dmk | We need to tell that to the senators. John McCain is a good example.
However, I guess one reason for no torturing is the Geneva Convention. Hmmm. 
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