Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Waterboarded 183 Times? Not Quite

Here's the truth.

A U.S. official with knowledge of the interrogation program told FOX News that the much-cited figure represents the number of times water was poured onto Mohammed's face -- not the number of times the CIA applied the simulated-drowning technique on the terror suspect. According to a 2007 Red Cross report, he was subjected a total of "five sessions of ill-treatment."

But 183 sounds so much more dramatic.