It hasn't got as much attention as it should have, but Dick Cheney had his guard down the other day in front of a sycophantic interviewer and (1) confirmed that the US uses waterboarding on terrorism suspects, and (2) that he supports it. White House Press Secretary Tony Snow tried to undo the admission today --
"You know as a matter of common sense that the vice president of the United States is not going to be talking about water boarding. Never would, never does, never will," presidential spokesman Tony Snow said. "You think Dick Cheney's going to slip up on something like this?
Big Time. Last Throes. Pretty Well Confirmed. No Doubt. Greeted as Liberators. Shoots Friend in Face. Indeed.
UPDATE: The waterboarding question did come up at a brief Q&A with Bush after meeting the NATO Secretary-General, but it was not directly answered.
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