From: Jeff Shultz 

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:50:10 -0500, George Sherwood wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 00:36:22 -0500, Rich Gauszka wrote:
>
>
>> http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/Investigation/story?id=1322866&page=1
>>
>>  Harsh interrogation techniques authorized by top officials of the CIA
>>  have
>> led to questionable confessions and the death of a detainee since the
>> techniques were first authorized in mid-March 2002, ABC News has been
>> told by former and current intelligence officers and supervisors.
>>
>> .....
>>
>>
>> 6. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet
>> raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the
>> prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag
>> reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost
>> instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.
>
> I have experienced this.  Not fun at all.
>
> George

Yeah - that's the really amusing part. All of these "torture"
techniques are regularly used on people, US military members, going through
SERE school. Admittedly it's one school I'm glad I never had to take.

And they work - even on people who know that a week later, they'll be back
in their old jobs.

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