ZOMBIE CONTENTIONS » Enhanced Interrogation http://ckmac.com/thewholething inferis blogere quam dissimulari cœli Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:58:25 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Who’s for waterboarding Abdulmutallab? – Update: Poll Added http://ckmac.com/thewholething/2009/12/28/whos-for-waterboarding-abdulmutallab/ http://ckmac.com/thewholething/2009/12/28/whos-for-waterboarding-abdulmutallab/#comments Mon, 28 Dec 2009 20:27:40 +0000 CK MacLeod http://ckmac.com/thewholething/?p=6290 Michael Goldfarb points to a question posed by an e-mailer that I suspect has occurred to many observers: Given the capture of an apparent Al Qaeda operative who claims knowledge of a planned campaign of attacks, how many people would be in favor of waterboarding him rather than letting him watch cable TV in a warm cell enjoying his right to remain silent? Goldfarb and his correspondent suggest that 65% or so of Americans would vote for waterboarding.

I’ll add that I believe, if a campaign of attacks actually occurs, that percentage would quickly hit the 80% level or higher, even and especially if you worded the question to include techniques to the “right” of waterboarding.

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