27 October 2006

"I'm Dick Cheney and I approve this method"

Well at least it is out in the open. The official Vice-Presidential seal of approval has formally been given to torture in the form of waterboarding. The technique, which is essentially a simulation of drowning that the victim believes is real, is one of the "enhanced interrogation techniques" that American agents are now authorised to use during interrogation. When asked if waterboarding was an acceptable technique the indefatigable Mr. Cheney replied "it's a no-brainer for me". Given who his boss is he ought to know a thing or two about no brainers.

As the President once said exposing that US government is illegally tapping American phones without a court order is
"causes great harm to the United States...there is an enemy out there. They read newspapers."

I assume that the same logic applies to our interrogation techniques. If the enemy knows we are waterboarding won't they just train themselves to hold their breath?

Why does the Vice President want the terrorists to win?

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