Tuesday, June 22, 2004
Apparently Rumsfeld OK'ed Waterboarding for the 20th Hijaker
The media may not know it, but the person Rumsfeld OK'ed waterboarding (tie a person to a board and place them underwater in order to get information from them, but not allowing them to drown) was the 20th hijaker, according to Michael Smerconish who has been closely following airline profiling issues with the Department of Transportation.
I, personally, am not outrage by this, since it seems to be a narrowed request for a specific terrorist and not a general derective. If you asked me when it actually happened (2002), I would not have been bothered in the least. While still not bothered, it's nice to know the scope is limited.
The media may not know it, but the person Rumsfeld OK'ed waterboarding (tie a person to a board and place them underwater in order to get information from them, but not allowing them to drown) was the 20th hijaker, according to Michael Smerconish who has been closely following airline profiling issues with the Department of Transportation.
I, personally, am not outrage by this, since it seems to be a narrowed request for a specific terrorist and not a general derective. If you asked me when it actually happened (2002), I would not have been bothered in the least. While still not bothered, it's nice to know the scope is limited.
