Waterboarding

I've always admired people that are passionate about a cause.  Over the years I've donated time and money to various charities and causes but although I've cared about them I've never felt passionate and I've felt a little guilty about it. 

But as I've gotten older I've come to realize the cause that really fires me up, angers me and motivates me to action is Human Rights.  That's not to say I don't care about anything else, I do.  It's just that human rights hits a nerve and I feel it's something important that I care about and want to promote.

One of the issues that has been in the press a lot recently is whether 'waterboarding' is torture.  The US government says it isn't, that it 'simulates' drowning.

The following video is of Christopher Hitchens being waterboarded for a Vanity Fair article.

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LPubUCJv

Let me know what you guys think.  Are any of you members of Amnesty International or any other group?