The aptly named, “Empty Wheel“:

“I’ve put this detail in a series of posts, but it really deserves a full post. According to the May 30, 2005 Bradbury memo, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was waterboarded 183 times in March 2003 and Abu Zubaydah was waterboarded 83 times in August 2002.

On page 37 of the OLC memo, in a passage discussing the differences between SERE techniques and the torture used with detainees, the memo explains:

The CIA used the waterboard “at least 83 times during August 2002″ in the interrogation of Zubaydah. IG Report at 90, and 183 times during March 2003 in the interrogation of KSM, see id. at 91.”

It’s doubtful this is accurate, but since Khalid and Abu are responsible for the deaths of over 3000, I would think one time for each person who was incinerated on that day, at least once for every person who was forced to jump out of a window of the WTC only to splat on the sidewalk like a proverbial watermelon. Discomfort vs. unspeakable death, you do the math.

Again if waterboarding is torture then I’m a victim, went through it twice. In fact we have hundreds of victims today as it’s still being used during SEER and EV training in the Army, Marines, Navy.

If you asked anyone who really counted, such as the family member of a victim of 9/11, if Khalid or his hell-spawned buddy Abu were captured beforehand if they would have objected to waterboarding the creeps if it meant they could have their love one’s spared, what do you think they would say?

It’s obvious. But then we have regained a dangerous and wimpy mentality which in the end will only open the door to another 9/11. When it does I’m looking up one of these terrorist sympathizing clowns and kicking their fanny.

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