The main problem with waterboarding [NOTE: I'm talking about Guantanamo Bay rather than the CIA in general.] is whether or not it violates the Geneva Convention about treatment of POWs, specifically in Article 3.
There is also in existence the Military Commissions Act of 2006.
From the studies I did while in Washington, D.C. another question raised is whether the Commissions Act violates the Geneva Convention, and should something be done about that?
People may not like me for it, but I back the Commissions Act. Or at least, a middle ground between the two. I believe methods of interrogation are needed if we plan to protect our country. Most methods just happen to be inhuman. If we save millions of lives does it matter if we ruin one? It's a moral dilemma.
And please, no one go into whether they are properly using the torture or what all...
Today there are approximately 350 prisoners detained there. As of June 2007, one person...has been convicted while being held at Guantanamo.
So, yeah, there are some flaws. For example, I believe they need to have a system of trial. Not neccessarily by a jury, but I think it would be more fair as a way to regulate things.
*rambles* Wow, NYLF/NS has affected me, haha.
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