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Originally Posted by Slutboat
those arguments (that it's not torture in all cases) have been thoroughly repudiated and there is now very widespread consensus that the waterboarding of detainees at the command of Bush was indeed torture by all definitions.
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I have no doubt that there is a widespread consensus on Huffpo and DU but that does not mean the issue is settled. There are obviously plenty of people who disagree, including plenty of international and US law experts (including the lawyers who approved the procedure in the first place).