tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post1137745810889956526..comments2023-10-09T04:11:47.358-07:00Comments on Not A Potted Plant: The Problem of TortureBurt Likkohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-33965737580581974762007-05-20T06:57:00.000-07:002007-05-20T06:57:00.000-07:00Thanks for your comment, Paul!Isn't the point of w...Thanks for your comment, Paul!<BR/><BR/>Isn't the point of waterboarding to make the subject believe he is going to be drowned? If so, it seems to me that it falls within the scope of 18 USC ยง 2340(2)(C).Burt Likkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060980744675990412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13589532.post-60585911558529433552007-05-19T13:33:00.000-07:002007-05-19T13:33:00.000-07:00Is water-boarding torture? As a former infantryma...Is water-boarding torture? As a former infantryman I would say no. Discomfort and fear are not the same as pain. In the definitions you provided, most of the things done to me in basic training would have been considered torture.Paul Champagnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05436813932794112221noreply@blogger.com