the war on idiocy
This is why I like Hitch. He says a lot of things I disagree with (and a lot of things I support), but he’ll always admit when he’s wrong.
Last year, he wrote a Slate article suggesting that waterboarding- an interrogation tactic favoured by the USA- is not really torture. He was challenged on this point, and asked to undergo the procedure himself.
You can read about the experience here, or watch a disturbing video of Hitchens being waterboarded. His conclusion is simple:
“Believe me, it’s torture.”
If I wasn’t convinced before, I sure am now. We need to make sure no one is ever waterboarded by the United States, or any other country, ever again.
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Its so short, incredible the impact it had on him. I respect anyone who is able to engage with their own thoughts/politics and is willing to re-evaluate them, and perhaps change them in the light of new information.