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A Firsthand Look at the Real Guantanamo

January 15, 2009 - 6:35 am - by Gabe Ledeen
Rex
2009-01-16 11:08:14

If waterboarding is torture, why did Congress explicitly refuse to exclude it when defining torture in their legislation?

From a legal standpoint, “torture” is what is defined in the United States Code by Congress, and is not something decided by the CIA, DOD, or the President.