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McCain Unequivocally Says That Waterboarding is Torture
librarygrape.com - 4/20/2009
McCain Unequivocally Says That Waterboarding is Torture
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Credit where credit is due. Sen. John McCain on Fox News this morning said, in no uncertain terms, that waterboarding is undoubtedly torture. Reacting to the fact that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times , McCain had this to say: One is too much. Waterboarding is torture, period. I ...
McCain Reacts To KSM Being Waterboarded 183 Times: ‘One Is Too Much. Waterboarding Is Torture’
thinkprogress.org - 4/20/2009
McCain Reacts To KSM Being Waterboarded 183 Times: ‘One Is Too Much. Waterboarding Is Torture’
— thinkprogress.org — This morning on Fox News, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) responded to the startling information — first noted by blogger Marcy Wheeler — that detainee Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times . “It’s unacceptable,” ... (more) McCain Reacts To KSM Being Waterboarded 183 Times: ‘One ...

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Torture Memos: Waterboarding (video)
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Torture Memos: Waterboarding (video)
— youtube.com — #109! For this song, I took language directly from the torture memos. Lyrics below.the detainee is lying on a gurneythat's inclined at an angle: 10 to 15 deg... (more) Torture Memos: Waterboarding (video)
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Pelosi on Waterboarding (video)
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Pelosi on Waterboarding (video)
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