Regardless of everything else torture is patently wrong...the ends do not justify the means.... That is what due process, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights are all about... and what this country was supposed to be about.
It seems our government as of late has forgotten that, along with many of our citizens...real shame...

Since we are confusing reality with fiction.
I think you're all confused mate. The best way to prevent a Kraken from attacking your ship, is to make the person with the black spot walk the plank.

Bitchslapping is not covered by the Geneva Conventions FYI.

Odd how she concurred yet never wrote a letter of her own and passed Harman over for the committee position.

We should torture Pelosi, because she obviously has vital information about U.S. terrorist activities.

Can I volunteer some others...please?!

People like you scare me more than the "terrorists" do.

Let's make sure too that it happens at some random date, when they're plucked from bed in the middle of the night without warning, so they don't have time to physically or mentally prepare for it, like any other US torture victim.

And remember all you torture enthusiasts - you've been found guilty or proven to have knowledge of exactly the same crimes most of the people we torture have (which is to say, none), so don't come back with some whiny "but I'm not a terrorist!" objection.

100% of waterboard supporters have never been waterboarded. I betcha that.

I'm pretty sure they think it's like snowboarding, only wetter.

RON PAUL 2008

Since you brought up Hiroshima (which I think should be a Godwin offense on a technicality) I have an interesting fact for you:

Immediately after World War II, the US put on trial several Japanese soldiers that were in captivity after their government had surrendered. We were so outraged, so mortified at what these men had done that we in fact sentenced them to death and executed them after the trials. Mind you, these were not some random terrorists. They were citizens of Japan and some were officers of the Japanese military. So what was it they had done that had us so thirsty for justice?

They ordered or carried out the waterboarding of US prisoners of war. So maybe, maliceide, you like the idea of our leaders making our nation look like the prime example of hypocrisy in the world. Your screen name might lead one to believe you'd prefer we all treat each other kindly. Maybe you should start thinking about that in a broader, more general sense instead of invoking bromides about "it could be your child!"

But before you do any of that, spend the five fucking seconds it will take to Google "Tokyo War Crimes Trials." Read up. Then remind yourself that our vice president, on national TV, likened this practice to "taking a dip."

If you're not just an out-and-out troll, get informed or get stuffed.

Not that I support waterboarding, but Japanese soldiers are subject to the Geneva Conventions protections, whereas anybody who wages war on us without wearing a uniform is not legally protected by the conventions.

And yes, there is an addendum that does grant Geneva Convention protections to guerrillas, spys, etc, but the US did not sign it (as the point of denying them protection is to disincentize unconventional or asymmetrical warfare).

I desperately crave progress in our nations politics, but politicians do everything they can it seems to keep us stuck in this rut we're in. I makes me sad.