Torture Memos Released As we explained in the Section 2340A Memorandum, "pain and suffering" as used in Section 2340 is best understood as a single concept, not distinct concepts of "pain" as distinguished from "suffering"... The waterboard, which inflicts no pain or actual harm whatsoever, does not, in our view inflict "severe pain or suffering". Even if one were to parse the statute more finely to treat "suffering" as a distinct concept, the waterboard could not be said to inflict severe sufering. The waterboard is simply a controlled acute episode, lacking the connotation of a protracted period of time generally given to suffering.
Ambinder breaks it down,
Greenwald rants.
posted by empath
on Apr 16, 2009 -
170 comments
Presenting: The ACLU Freedom Files. Teaming up with producer
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posted by Miko
on Dec 7, 2005 -
15 comments
