CIA members who've undergone water boarding as part of their training have lasted an average of 14 seconds before begging to be released. The Navy SEALs once used the technique in their counter-interrogation training, but they stopped because the trainees could not survive it without breaking, which was bad for morale. When the CIA used the water-boarding technique on al-Qaeda operative and supposed "9/11 mastermind" Khalid Sheik Mohammed, he reportedly lasted more than two minutes before confessing to everything of which he was accused. Anonymous CIA sources report that Mohammed's interrogators were impressed.You will notice that Mohammed "confessed to everything of which he was accused". I, for one, would be suspicious if somebody "confessed to everything I accused them of". It would seem awfully convenient. But it seems much more likely that Mohammed just wanted them to stop and would have confessed to every single thing his torturers wanted to get them to stop.
I have read that teenagers are trying this out at home to see how long they can last. Like it or not, torture has become a part of what America is known for. How patriotic does that make you feel now?
I watched one of the new Law and Order shows on USA the other night- and it was all about Torture and waterboarding and more...and what this administration has done...it was amazingly well done- which is why it has been moved to another cable channel...
ReplyDeletethis issue really is so distressing- and to think that for the first time in our lifetime we have heard them arguing over this issue- it is Insane...
all of them should be sent to Gitmo- Rummy, Rice, Bush , etc etc...
You did a great job explaining something so awful....