CIA: Waterboarding used on 3 suspects

[Furunculus]

i have no problem in principle with breaking terrorist fingers if it is necessary to save civilian lives.

that said:
it has to be effective in releasing the desired intelligence
it has to be more effective than alternative techniques
it should never be sanctioned by society, and thus only used by government illicitly under specific circumstances where it is deemed essential

however:
it does not appear to be particularly effective
it does not appear to be more effective than alternative techniques
it does not appear to have been possible to prevent institutionalisation of enhanced interrogation techniques, regardless of the lack of sanction

therefore, i will not publicly condone the practice of torture... even if in private i'm fine with the idea of its use in a specific circumstance as the only method to reach a specific desired end.