dcnovice
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Now there is a world of difference between being tortured by the enemy and being tortured by a hot blonde but either way, you do get over it. Mercifully, I have no firsthand knowledge of torture, so I'll defer to a gentleman who does. For instance, there has been considerable press attention to a tactic called "waterboarding," where a prisoner is restrained and blindfolded while an interrogator pours water on his face and into his mouth--causing the prisoner to believe he is being drowned. He isn't, of course; there is no intention to injure him physically. But if you gave people who have suffered abuse as prisoners a choice between a beating and a mock execution, many, including me, would choose a beating. The effects of most beatings heal. The memory of an execution will haunt someone for a very long time and damage his or her psyche in ways that may never heal. In my view, to make someone believe that you are killing him by drowning is no different than holding a pistol to his head and firing a blank. I believe that it is torture, very exquisite torture. http://www.mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2005/11/post-142ada1a-2aec-42e7-829c-aa5c97c1288d
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