Those who feel the pain of the Gitmo detainees seem to have trouble articulating any realistic definition of ‘torture’. These noble souls will proudly proclaim, ‘we don’t torture’, but then strive to keep their purity intact by avoiding any reasoned discussion of acceptable interrogation. Precious vanity seldom survives a good dose of reality.
So let’s see. Waterboarding is out, as is sleep deprivation, confinement, stress positions or the Barney song. No matter that we train our own aircrew to resist all of the above – well, maybe not the Barney song.
But just what do we do to extract vital information? Why, give them the Comfy Chair, of course! And leave it to Monty Python to provide just the right blend of absurdity in a skit best viewed after drinking several pints of beer.
