CIA boss: Waterboarding may be illegal

[NoGOPZone]

Source: Associated Press via Yahoo! News

CIA Director Michael Hayden cast doubt on the legality of waterboarding on Thursday, a day after the White House said the harsh interrogation tactic has saved American lives and could be used in the future.


Hayden told the House Intelligence Committee that he officially prohibited CIA operatives from using waterboarding in 2006 in the wake of a Supreme Court decision and new laws on the treatment of U.S. detainees.



Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080207/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/mukasey_torture

[tekisui]

1. This week marks the admission of War Crimes!!!

[QUALAR]

2. Terminology

I guess we should have signed the "Geneva Maybes" so we could promote a double standard worldwide.

[Ian David]

3. Michael Hayden read that it was illegal in the latest issue of "Duh! Magazine."

By the publisher of the book, "D'ja Think!?!"

[Roland99]

4. Ya think?!?!

:eyes:

[xxqqqzme]

5. 2006 AFTER a SCOTUS

decision and new laws before he prohibited it???? JFC, what was wrong w/ the laws then on the books and the signed international treaties?

Is that little putz still running around in uniform?

[kas125]

6. Yep, he sure is.

He reminds me of Elmer Fudd wearing a Halloween costume.