Through Andrew Sullivan's blog, comes this tale of a man who was curious enough about whether or not waterboarding is torture that he did it to himself.
You should go read it. But if you are not going to do that, let's cut to his conclusion. and pay particular attention to his last sentence (which I have underlined):
"So, is it torture?
"I'll put it this way. If I had the choice of being waterboarded by a third party or having my fingers smashed one at a time by a sledgehammer, I'd take the fingers, no question.
"It's horrible, terrible, inhuman torture. I can hardly imagine worse. I'd prefer permanent damage and disability to experiencing it again. I'd give up anything, say anything, do anything.
"The Spanish Inquisition knew this. It was one of their favorite methods.
"It's torture. No question. Terrible terrible torture. To experience it and understand it and then do it to another human being is to leave the realm of sanity and humanity forever. No question in my mind."
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