Intelligence Director McConnell Backtracks On Waterboarding

Intelligence Director McConnell Backtracks On Waterboarding

Earlier this week, The New Yorker reported that Director of National Intelligence Mike McConnell said that "waterboarding would be torture" if used against him. Today, McConnell appeared to back away from his stance when asked about that comment. "The United States does not engage in torture. We do use enhanced interrogation techniques. ... It has saved lives. And so from my point of view, we've accomplished the mission within the bounds of U.S. law," he said

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