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Moreover, American military and intelligence services reportedly use (or, at least, have used) waterboarding in their counter-interrogation training programs. Congress carved no exception into torture law for such exercises. '''''Consequently, a conclusion that waterboarding is torture would be tantamount to a finding that our own services are committing a heinous felony, the equivalent of a war crime, against our own operatives — something I believe it is fair to say Congress cannot possibly have intended.'''''}}

Moreover, American military and intelligence services reportedly use (or, at least, have used) waterboarding in their counter-interrogation training programs. Congress carved no exception into torture law for such exercises. '''''Consequently, a conclusion that waterboarding is torture would be tantamount to a finding that our own services are committing a heinous felony, the equivalent of a war crime, against our own operatives — something I believe it is fair to say Congress cannot possibly have intended.'''''}}

Due to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, Susan J. Crawford, the Bush administration official in charge of the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay has declared that Mohammed al-Qahtani was tortured.  Because of this, she has dismissed all charges against him and has declared that she will not allow prosecutors to re-file the charges  Crawford, who previously served in the Reagan administration as the Pentagon Inspector General under Dick Cheney, said  

Due to waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques, Susan J. Crawford, the Bush administration official in charge of the military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay has declared that Mohammed al-Qahtani was tortured.  Because of this, she has dismissed all charges against him and has declared that she will not allow prosecutors to re-file the charges  Crawford, who previously served in the Reagan administration as the Pentagon Inspector General under Dick Cheney, said  

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