Hawaii – President Barack Obama says the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torturing, disputing Republican presidential candidates who say they would reinstate the practice.
Obama called waterboarding “torture” and said it was “contrary to America’s traditions” during a news conference at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Republicans Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann said during a Republican debate on Saturday that they would reinstate the technique that former President George W. Bush authorized and Obama banned.
The practice simulates drowning and is viewed as torture by many.
(Source: HuffPost)
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8 Responses
didn’t Obama get Bin Laden and Al Awalaki through waterboarding?
For years we were waterboarding and it wasn’t torture. Kumt this wuss and it is torture. Excuse me Barack Hussein Obama mmmm mmmm mmm but YOU are torture for the USA!
having obama as president is tourture on the American people and the world
Yes, it’s torture. (But it works!)
These people are out to kill Americans, hello? Anybody home?
Shh! Don’t tell anyone! He wants all the credit.
Maybe we can compromise in the name of national unity. Let’s agree to waterboard bankers!
Rabosai, spelling please! It’s spelled torture and not tourture.
Speaking of torture, Obama is a pain to Jews, to Israel, to the working men and women in America. Having him re-elected would be and extended torture of national proportions.
Yea duh! We know its torture- we don’t need him to tell us that – that’s the point!