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Ron Paul Boldly Stands Alone Against Torture

http://dailycaller.com/2011/11/12/ron-paul-suggests-cain-bachmann-have-un-american-beliefs-on-torture/

“Texas Rep. Ron Paul on Saturday called supporting torture “un-American” after two of his rivals for the GOP presidential nomination said they would allow waterboarding to be used on detainees captured by the United States if elected to the White House.

At Saturday night’s CBS/National Journal Republican presidential debate in South Carolina, businessman Herman Cain said of waterboarding, a technique where water is poured over the face of a detainee to simulate drowning: “I don’t see it as torture. I see it as an enhanced interrogation technique.”

Likewise, Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann said to applause: “If I were president, I would be willing to use waterboarding.”

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