Great to hear the inside story. We need to find out where these "enhanced interogation" techniques are being trained, because obviously the experts in the public eye are not doing it.

Puts a face on a person who should know what constitutes torture and has the opportunity to inform others. It will be interesting to see if his testimony has any impact.

A mixed bag: exciting piece, with an inspiring central figure, but not much evidence or balance - we don't see the supposed attacks on the man's credentials so have no way to judge their accuracy, nor are we told where we can see the "body of experience" referred to. Still, the subject is critically important and the larger context (getting good information, spread of torture as a officially sanctioned technique, etc.0 is presented.

this is a blog, not a story; it can' t usefully be rated for journalism, really. It is a report of remarks made by someone with the training and authority to discuss something thaht long ago (measured in centuries) has been universally recognized as torture. The fact that this point needs to be bolstered at all and that the marine officer talking about is is under sneak attack by Republican aides is the important hook here, not the status of torturing people by controlled drowning.