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Topic: 'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'
Posted by: Francis Rowe
Date/Time: 09/11/10 08:38:00

Dubya is currently plugging his memoirs which whatever you think of the man are likely to be an interesting read. He claims there were three cases of waterboarding that provided intelligence that stopped attacks on Heathrow, Canary Wharf and the American Embassy in London.

Here's the question. You work for your country's security services. You have been given responsibility for question a suspect. You have reliable intelligence that he has details of a major attack about to happen on heavily populated area which will kill a large number of people. He tells you he will not answer any question until his lawyer is present.

Do you?

a) Stop questioning the suspect and allow him to call a lawyer as you think waterboarding is a form of torture and using it would reduce you to his level. Argue that any deaths that occur were unavoidable and not your responsibility.

b) Waterboard the suspect because you feel that you have a moral responsibility to do what you can even if it means breaking the law. You know it is an effective form of interrogation. In ethical terms you would argue that waterboarding does no physical damage to the suspect and he will be absolutely fine a minute or so after the process which when weighed against the potential loss of life gives you no option but to do it.


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TopicDate PostedPosted By
'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 08:38:00 Francis Rowe
   Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 09:01:00 Bobby Charlton
      Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 10:21:00 Jonathan Bingham
         Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 11:03:00 Francis Rowe
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 11:41:00 Jonathan Bingham
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 18:56:00 Lou Valdini
      Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 11:54:00 Thomas Barry
         Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 12:22:00 C Wynne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 13:47:00 Vanessa Smith
   Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 11:03:00 Keith Iddon
   Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 11:13:00 Thomas Barry
      Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 14:44:00 John Connelly
         Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 15:19:00 Malcolm Peltu
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 15:38:00 Bobby Charlton
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 16:57:00 Malcolm Peltu
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 17:49:00 Jonathan Bingham
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'09/11/10 20:59:00 Andy Wright
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 08:41:00 Francis Rowe
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 09:58:00 Jonathan Bingham
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 12:15:00 Francis Rowe
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 13:18:00 Patrick ONeill
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 13:34:00 Vanessa Smith
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 10:54:00 Vanessa Smith
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 11:41:00 Malcolm Peltu
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 11:43:00 Ceref Devin
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 11:53:00 Keith Iddon
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 12:59:00 Neil Muller
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 13:59:00 Malcolm Peltu
                                          Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 15:04:00 Neil Muller
                                             Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 15:11:00 C Wynne
                                                Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 15:57:00 Neil Muller
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:22:00 C Wynne
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:37:00 Neil Muller
                                                         Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 16:04:00 C Wynne
   Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 14:06:00 Ceref Devin
      Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 14:20:00 Malcolm Peltu
         Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 14:45:00 John Connelly
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 15:49:00 Brian Haining
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:06:00 Fraser Pearce
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:09:00 Ben Willcocks
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:24:00 Jonathan Bingham
                     Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 16:28:00 Neil Muller
                        Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 18:23:00 Alastair Banton
                           Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'10/11/10 18:39:00 Tina Pemberton
                              Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 16:00:00 Malcolm Peltu
                                 Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 16:11:00 Michael Mccaffrey
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 16:37:00 Malcolm Peltu
                                       Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 16:57:00 Michael Mccaffrey
                                    Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'11/11/10 17:32:00 Tina Pemberton
                                       Support from David Cameron12/11/10 09:44:00 Malcolm Peltu
                                          Re:Support from David Cameron12/11/10 14:13:00 Francis Rowe
                                             Re:Re:Support from David Cameron12/11/10 14:46:00 Jonathan Bingham
                                                Re:Re:Re:Support from David Cameron12/11/10 15:38:00 Malcolm Peltu
                                                   Re:Re:Re:Re:Support from David Cameron13/11/10 09:21:00 Francis Rowe
                                                      Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Support from David Cameron13/11/10 09:53:00 Jonathan Bingham
   Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 07:19:00 Monica Devlin
      Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 12:44:00 Malcolm Peltu
         Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 13:42:00 Neil Muller
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 13:51:00 C Wynne
            Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 14:36:00 Jonathan Bingham
               Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'15/11/10 15:01:00 Neil Muller
                  Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:Re:'UK Lives Saved by Waterboarding'16/11/10 10:18:00 Michael Mccaffrey

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