Torture?
In July 2007, President Bush signed a controversial executive order on the treatment of suspects detained by the CIA which did not outlaw the agency’s use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” such as water-boarding.
In December, the House of Representatives approved a bill that would ban the CIA from using harsh interrogation techniques such as water-boarding.
President George W Bush has threatened to veto the bill, which would require the agency to follow the rules adopted by the US Army and abide by the Geneva Conventions, if the Senate passes it.
The US Director of National Intelligence said he would regard water-boarding as torture if it was used against him. –He refused, however to comment on whether or not it would be legally defined as torture.
On a personal level, I would not hesitate to use such a measure if I thought it necessary. –Which is why there are protections in place to prevent such practices.
The only thing that separates this country from the places referred to as “third world countries,” is democracy, freedom of speech and protection from our own police.
However, with King George and his Court Jesters running things, and no intervention by Congress, our rights are being lost at a record pace, and we’ve become the most feared third world country on the planet.
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