Waterboarding Is Torture, But US Doesn't Torture

When asked to define torture, McConnell replied: “My own definition of torture is something that would cause excruciating pain.” While denying that U.S. officials sanctioned the torture of terror suspects, McConnell told the New Yorker that the Central Intelligence Agency's “special methods” of interrogation had yielded "meaningful” intelligence. “Have we gotten meaningful information? You betcha. Tons! Does it save lives? Tons! We've gotten incredible information.” But also he told the magazine flatly: “We don't torture.” Waterboarding involves pouring water over a suspect that is bound and gagged, creating the suggesting that he or she is about to drown. ... http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080113.wtorture13/BNStory/International/

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