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"Torture", As Defined By Webster

Mike

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Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: \ˈtȯr-chər\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past participle of torquēre to twist; probably akin to Old High German drāhsil turner, Greek atraktos spindle
Date: 1540
1 a: anguish of body or mind : agony b: something that causes agony or pain

2: the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure

Hard for me to correlate waterboarding with torture.
 

Sandhusker

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Waterboarding isn't torture. When you leave a torture session, you've got a limp of some kind. You're in pain, disfigured, maybe for life - you need medical attention. When you leave a waterboarding session, you need a towel. You dry off your hair and you're good to go.
 
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