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Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:09 pm
by iron grip
From an email: Waterboarding
Watch it and understand why we have the best military in the world. There is no permanent damage done but the response is immediate. A much more humane and effective way to obtain critical intelligence quickly without brutalizing the prisoner. Sure beats electrocution, ripping off finger nails, acid showers, whippings/beatings, cutting off limbs, removing eyes & tongues, drilling out teeth, dislocating shoulders, burning, and other ways the Muslims use.
Playboy jounalist Mike Guy underwent waterboarding by a trained member of the U.S. military in the site's new Lab Rat feature. He bet that he could endure 15 seconds of the interrogation technique used by the Bush administration on al Qaeda chief Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and Abu Zubaydah. Watch the results.
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Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:17 pm
by cwink
Not torture in my book..
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 1:29 pm
by ntzhunter
Thats interesting.......
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:14 pm
by landscaper
I'd call it highly persuasive but not torturous.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:13 pm
by Trip
So that's what all the fuss was about. It's crazy to think how nice this government wants our soldiers to treat our own enemies

Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 4:43 pm
by duck_nutt
a towel and a water-filled milk jug?
Genius!
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:13 pm
by duckter
A board, a towel, water in a jug...pure genius.
Now, which one of our brethren on this site is going to try and last the full 15 seconds?
Please keep us posted...
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 8:39 pm
by OBDUCKS
This guy could not last 5 minutes so would it have been torture if you were made to last 15 to 30 seconds or longer in that position. Your body and mind being subjected to this as many times a day as it could take for days, weeks or even months? Some of the tortures our POW's suffered in Vietnam did not leave lasting damage either but OUR POW's called them torture.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 9:14 pm
by aweyerman
Torture to me is a loosely defined term within everyone's brain, each brain is different. Whether it by physical or psychological, some things considered torture are nothing more than a mental "electrical breaker" if you will. Opera, Oprah, and figure skating all happen to be forms of torture in my mind.

Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:31 am
by iron grip
OBDUCKS wrote: Some of the tortures our POW's suffered in Vietnam did not leave lasting damage either but OUR POW's called them torture.
Some of them did suffer lasting damage and some lost their lives, and I'd say those two categories trump the former.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:24 am
by ACEINTHEHOLE
Ok, if you think this is torture lets start letting the freakin terrorist have a choice. Waterboard or pull each fingernail off one by one, or electricution, or beating. We will see where waterboarding ranks.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:14 am
by Bonecollecter1111
effective persuasion, but definatly not torture
if thats torture, whats the differance between that on our enemies and our MDWFP making all of our WMAs draws, both incite a subliminal fear of an actual happening, or loss, just saying
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:30 pm
by Plainsman04
Not torture. There is no lasting physical or mental damage from it. You have to remember we are dealing with people that will send their own kids into a shopping mall, strapped with explosives, and blow them up. Pouring a little water over their face is being a little nice to them, IMO.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:38 pm
by tdog
I dont give a damn if they water board everyone of the fellows, but I got a friend that lets say had lots of practice at it in the late 60's an early 70's, he says that it is awful.
Re: Do the humane thing...Waterboarding
Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 10:18 am
by strutter
I personally am a fan of giving em the toothpicks under the toenails.