this strengthens self government and stature in the world. i thank the committee for that valuable public service. i have long believed as a reasonable person would define it, especially and not only the practice of waterboarding, a mock execution and exquisite form of torture. it is used for shameful and unnecessary and contrary to the a kergssertion assertions, it produced little useful intelligence to help us track down the perpetrators of 9/11 or prevent new attacks and atrocities. i know from personal experience that the abuse of prisoner who is produced more bad than good intelligence. i know they offer intentionally