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David Gergen: Water-boarding is flat-out torture. We just ought to accept that. And it's something the United States should not do.

On the recordApril 15, 2009
Water-boarding is flat-out torture. We just ought to accept that. And it's something the United States should not do.
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David Gergen
Independent · Massachusetts

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David Gergen states that water-boarding is torture and should not be practiced by the U.S.

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