Former President George Bush Admits to Waterboarding of 9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Former President George W. Bush admits U.S. waterboarded 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and said he would do it again.

Well, straight from the horse's mouth, former President George W. Bush admitted that Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks, was waterboarded by the U.S.  According to the U.K. Guardian, Bush said, "Yeah, we waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. I'd do it again to save lives." This admission came as he spoke to a business audience in Grand Rapids, Mi. So, not only did VP Dick Cheney say it, his boss said it too.

For those of you who are fuzzy on exactly what waterboarding is, it is a simulated drowning technique, that is, with the subject on his/her back and the head inclined downwards, water is poured over the face repeatedly. The Obama administration has deemed this technique as torture, but some in the Bush Administration beg to differ.

I believe that dirtbags like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed must be treated like the scum they are, but the United States has prided itself as a country that does not engage in torture. Some experts have said that torture doesn't work and almost never yields information of substance. The Bush administration claimed they got good information from Mohammed. Go figure, but after September 11, 2001, I can't say I blame the Bush administration for utilizing waterboarding to get information.

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