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Old 07-02-2008, 02:48 PM   #1
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Default Hitchens gets waterboarded

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Well, then, if waterboarding does not constitute torture, then there is no such thing as torture.
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Old 07-02-2008, 02:57 PM   #2
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That's great, and I have a lot of respect for Hitchens for doing that.

I offered to waterboard Snipe at a BYU game. I 'm glad he didn't say yes, because maybe I would have killed him or accidentally harmed him.
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That's great, and I have a lot of respect for Hitchens for doing that.

I offered to waterboard Snipe at a BYU game. I 'm glad he didn't say yes, because maybe I would have killed him or accidentally harmed him.
Seriously, you would waterboard someone?
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Seriously, you would waterboard someone?
I offered to waterboard him for demonstration purposes, because he claimed it was not torture. Safeguards were offered.

He declined.
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I offered to waterboard him for demonstration purposes, because he claimed it was not torture. Safeguards were offered.

He declined.
But still, you would have done it?
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But still, you would have done it?
If I could do enough homework, get the press there, make sure it was safe, maybe hire an expert, etc.

I'm too lazy and cheap probably to make that work.
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If I could do enough homework, get the press there, make sure it was safe, maybe hire an expert, etc.

I'm too lazy and cheap probably to make that work.
So yes? Or no?

Let's say 71 finances the whole thing, you'd do it, right?
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Where can I donate? Can we get a paypal account set up for this?
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So yes? Or no?

Let's say 71 finances the whole thing, you'd do it, right?
Talk to Snipe, see if he will agree first, with whatever conditions he wants in terms of setting, time, safeguards.
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Talk to Snipe, see if he will agree first, with whatever conditions he wants in terms of setting, time, safeguards.
Okay, I'll let go now. I'm more a German Shepherd than a Pit Bull.
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