Bradbury in 2005 signed two secret legal memos that authorized the CIA to use head slaps, freezing temperatures and waterboarding when questioning terror detainees.[...]
Waterboarding is still officially in the CIA tool kit but it requires the consent of the attorney general and president on a case-by-case basis.
Like they are ever going to not consent.
Secret legal memos. Torture. Guess what country we’re in.
This is the man the White House is willing to swap 84 nominees for to get him into a permanent position as head of the Office of Legal Counsel. They are desperate to keep their war-criminal asses covered.
Today, Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) asked Bradbury how such obvious war crimes could be legal, especially given how the U.S. prosecuted Japanese officials for waterboarding in World War II.Bradbury’s answer: It depends on how much water is used.
Correct me if I’m thinking about this incorrectly, but, it wouldn’t be a very useful technique if they’re not using enough water to make the victim feel he’s drowning, would it? And wouldn’t that also be the gauge on whether or not it’s torture?
It’s rather disheartening, not to mention disgusting, to keep having “debates” about whether or not this practice is legal, or even torture. We have truly lost our way as a nation.
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