[Geronimo '74]

Hahaha, things are heating up a bit already...

If you don't like the UN definition, how about the dictionary...

tor·ture   /ˈtɔrtʃər/ Show Spelled [tawr-cher] Show IPA noun, verb,-tured, -tur·ing.
–noun

1.the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or forsheer cruelty.
2.a method of inflicting such pain.
3.Often, tortures. the pain or suffering caused or undergone.
4.extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.
5.a cause of severe pain or anguish.


–verb (used with object)

6.to subject to torture.
7.to afflict with severe pain of body or mind: My back is torturing me.
8.to force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips!
9.to twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms.
10.to distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).

The definition is what it is, like it or not.



I said I think/believe that waterboarding is torture.
Sometimes the situation warrants just that. These are harsh times.
The well-being and safety of many/nations/millions outweighs the comfort of one/few.
My two cents, nothing more.


PS(this thread is not gonna last long here, foggetaboutit)