"Teribus supports torture. I should have known it." - Guest,PMB

"I'm not so curious about whether or not Teribus has ever seen anyone who has been tortured as I am about whether or not he has ever participated in that sort of activity himself. He seem awfully keen on it." - CarolC

Both the above came as a result of me saying this:
"To use such techniques, is it justifiable? I would think it could be perfectly justifiable under certain circumstances, and I could understand that those circumstances could vary dramatically."

Rather over-egging the pudding aren't we?

Can anyone point out anywhere in what I have said that indicates that I:

A. "Support torture" (PMB's contention)

B. "Am awfully keen on it" (CarolC's contention)

Just to satisfy CarolC's curiousity re: having "ever participated in that sort of activity himself." The answer to that is yes on a number of occasions as the person being interrogated - from my first post to this thread:

"Reading through what was supposed to be permitted, it is no more than is used in the training of any combat aircrew; naval attack swimmer; SBS swimmer/canoeist; SAS Trooper."

The categories I participated in were connected to training and exercises relating to diving and qualification as a "Forward Observer" Both were courses that taught escape and evasion and resistance to interrogation. Of the courses run by the RN the worst to go through was the one for combat aircrew, mainly because it was more intense, extremely realistic and longer in duration.

By the bye, just for the record, I neither A) Support torture, or B) Am awfully keen on it.