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Giuliani Says He Can't Determine If Waterboarding Qualifies As Torture
By Josh Rogers on Monday, November 5, 2007.
Campaigning in Goffstown today Republican Rudy Giuliani said he lacked sufficient information about the interrogation technique known as water-boarding to rule out its future use.
New Hampshire Public Radio's Josh Rogers has more.
The former New York mayor told reporters that since he won't rely on media depictions of waterboarding, and isn't privy to government documents detailing the practice, he's in no position to know whether it amounts to torture.
"Should America not torture? Of course we shouldn't. However, under extreme circumstances do you have to leave open all kinds of possibilities short of torture, the answer to that is yes. And exactly whether or not that crosses over the line, I think you should make that judgment when you've looked at exactly what it is American operatives did or planned to do."
Giuliani's stance puts him in the mainstream of GOP presidential hopefuls.
Of the leading candidates, only Arizona Senator John McCain has said categorically that he considers waterboarding torture.
For NHPR News, I'm Josh Rogers.
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Torture can be physical, psychological or abusive. In September 1996, 200 new NYC firefighters were ordered to get naked at the Fire Acadmey. They were told that this is how they can see how fat they were. This was embarasing, humiliating, abusive. One of these men ,Ken Kerr, said that this is what they do to prisionors of war. Mr. Giuliani stated in a complaint that NYC was justified in this action. Please ask Mr. Giuliani if he things this is a correct way to treat people. You can call Asst. Commissioner Frank Gribbon of the FDNY and confirm that this activity took place. Bill48