Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions. The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt. According to the sources, CIA officers who subjected themselves to the water boarding technique lasted an average of 14 seconds before caving in. They said al Qaeda's toughest prisoner, Khalid Sheik Mohammed, won the admiration of interrogators when he was able to last between two and two-and-a-half minutes before begging to confess. "The person believes they are being killed, and as such, it really amounts to a mock execution, which is illegal under international law," said John Sifton of Human Rights Watch.
Well booo fricking hooo. So what if we are doing mock executions? Who cares if we torture some of these people. They don't even believe in Jesus Christ!!! You could argue that is enough by itself to torture them until they convert to Christianity. But on top of it, they are foreigners, and may or may not be helping terrorists.
So I think, bottom line, we have a right.... no.... an OBLIGATION, to torture people who are suspected to something until they confess, so that we can all remain Free! If torturing a few innocent people is the price we have to pay for Freedom, then thank God that George W. Bush is willing to torture till the cows come home, because I don't want to lose my Freedom!
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