Russia: Waterboarding is for sissies

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Tyrannical said:

TheRealMafoo said:

Tyrannical said:

The Russians got useful information out of their prisoners, and that information probably saved a lot of Russian lives.

Makes things a bit more morally ambiguous I think.

 

Sorry dude, but there is a line that should not be crossed. What the Russians did definitely crossed that line.

I don't think poring water on someone's face crosses that line however. Others disagree.

I mean if it's torture, why do we do it to our own special ops during training?

 

So, you would comdemn innocent people to death by not extracting vital information if given the chance? Getting intel on a suicide bomber could save dozens of lives.

“You have to be a certain kind of person to do this job - very strong,” Vladimir said. “Those who carried it out always volunteered. It would not be right to order one of your men to torture someone. It can be morally and psychologically very tough.”

 

There must have been a less radical way of extracting information from a 13 year old girl than raping her..... You think she could have been a suicide bomber?

 

I'm going to say that I think a lot of responses in this thread are poorly grasping straws and misinformation, but I can't help but think there's an more ethical way to get information from a 13 year old girl than raping her. What did she do, anyways? I'm curious, I didn't read through the post that explained it.