Waterboarding and War
Posted on July 3, 2008 - Filed Under terrorism |
There has been a large debate over waterboarding and if in fact it does or does not constitute torture and thus violates the U.S. Constitution. The technique, in which water is poured onto the face and breathing passages of a bound subject, elicits the sensation of drowning and imminent death.
Bush administration officials have shrugged off the idea that this interrogation method is in fact torture. While there has been a lengthy debate on both sides, the vast majority of people having never been waterboarded, do not know firsthand what it is like.
Christopher Hitchens of Vanity Fair magazine sought to find out for himself. So, with the help of trained personnel, he had himself waterboarded. Perhaps the title of his essay, “Believe Me, It’s Torture,” says it all.
Since you can’t and should not try it yourself, reading this article will have to suffice.
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