Reporter volunteers for waterboarding

Reporter Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair Magazine undergoes waterboarding

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[lethrneck4]

most bleeding hearts think waterboarding is torture, but remember 99% of the time,the person being waterboarded is there becuase hes has a very close to link to terrorism, and the person being waterboarded most times, wouldnt think twice of beheading someone or killing them if they felt it helped thier cause..why do we have the follow the rules if no one else does? especially terrorists ask them about the geneva convention, youll get a knife in your throat

[Bloodlustless]

@lethrneck4 Show your evidence that 99% of waterboarded people are closely linked to terrorism. I'll save you the time, you can't. In fact most have no evidence against them at all which is why they can't be charged with a single crime or tried in any court. But this isn't only about these individuals. It's about whether America can retain any moral high ground or respect in the world while it tortures people back home. Or after Abu Ghraib, Baghram? The rest of the world has said NO.

[PktMma]

I wonder if they could have made him say he believed in God.

[Bloodlustless]

@PktMma When you see the interviews he gave after this he's pretty much of the opinion that a person will say whatever they think you want to hear when waterboarded because you don't just feel a lot of unpleasant water being poured on you, but genuine impending death, unless you give your torturer what he wants.

To put someone in fear of impending death isn't enhanced interrogation. Its pure & utter torture whether its militants carrying out mock executions or the State waterboarding captives.

[Bloodlustless]

@helpdonate1, then it is illegal under international law and the Geneva Conventions which makes the perpetrators war criminals guilty of crimes against humanity. All that's missing so far is a trial against them but every dog has their day and the Americans who sanctioned torture will pay for their crimes.

[Skepdisc]

Ah, the good old fallacy of false dichotomy. If we're against torture, we're in favor of coddling our enemies. Are those really the only options you see?

[hipnickster]

@Hellooo20 You asked... two years ago... but if you want to know, the song is:

Enigma - Gravity of Love.

In case you've been wondering all this time. ;)

[realarmyman]

The background music is the real torture

[xdelboy3000]

Must be really bad he only lasted around ten secs.

[bLacksheep988]

Skip to 1:24 to see the pouring begin.

[sjmmrcrdd]

@Bloodlustless I agree completely

[Sixflags003]

@helpdonate1 Funny. Because if you search up torture it says. "The infliction of pain and harm on a human being." Water boarding neither hurts nor harms a person. It just scares the crap out of people.