Christopher Hitchens Gets Waterboarded

If you’re won­der­ing what the much-dis­cussed water­board­ing expe­ri­ence is all about, you can watch it in real time. Above, the pub­lic intel­lec­tu­al, Christo­pher Hitchens, goes through the real deal. Although often known for tak­ing left-wing posi­tions, Hitchens sup­port­ed aggres­sive action in the Mid­dle East and par­tic­u­lar­ly the war in Iraq. Mean­while, if you’re look­ing for a round­ed response, you can also watch a con­ser­v­a­tive radio show host endure the “enhanced inter­ro­ga­tion tech­nique” as well.

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