Law expert: Bush ordered torture

This chilling video from the Keith Olbermann show includes a disturbing demonstration of what waterboarding is. It also shows Dick Cheney basically admitting that they do it.


Then, constitional law expert John Turley explains clearly that the practice is illegal under international law, and he says it was done under order of the President.

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[solarbus]

I agree. Congress has not done its job. They are partially to blame now too.

[solarbus]

these thugs belong in only one place: JAIL.

[sbromley26]

If this does not bring senators and congressmen alike to impeach President Bush, then what, my friends, has become of our land?

[fabledcode]

Holding a person underwater until they squrm really hard is torture, henche the squrming

[punxsutawneybarney]

Hitchens lasted 15 seconds.  Mancow lasted 6. Both said it was torture. See my video "Hannity Inanity"

[ucmehere]

in the old days they used to drown witches now they are called terrorists and they call it waterboarding or as cheney says, dunking. or am I being silly and he is just dunking a doughnut?

[fedtheend]

bush is just taking orders. got to find the hidden people above him to get back at the right people. you don't rebel against a kept man, it's illogical., bush is a nice guy.

[DBZ43345]

@solarbus more like hell jail is like giving them gold i think they're crimes are too big for jail they deserve nothing less than death

[pepinthelucky]

If the congress and senate had acted when this information first came out, and made absolutly sure that this sort of thing did not continue everything would have been fine. Now however anyone who did not try to act is almost just as guilty as the triad of evil. I fear that we have went down a path that will be very painfull to reverse. A part of our American soul was revealed the part that would sacrifice morals for security. We must start a war crimes trial in this contry.

[wiskawind]

Bush/Cheney and all their henchmen including Bush's War Witch Rice and Rummy should all stand trial for WAR CRIMES and TREASON!!

[garybeckwith]

you're right... but waterboarding is a particular concern because evidently there is a presidential order allowing it. if there is any justice, that man will be tried and convicted in an international court.

[nycbassist]

You know.. interrogation with water doesn't have to be just water-boarding, where you make them think you're drowning them. It could be water-scalding, where you make the "enemy combatant" think you're boiling them. Given this amoral administration's penchant for sadism, I wouldn't put anything past them.