The Post stuffs, and appears alone in reporting, Sen. John McCain naming some specific interrogation techniques that would be banned under a compromise bill now in the Senate: extreme sleep deprivation, forced hypothermia, and “water-boarding,” among others. Probable presidential campaign rival Sen. Bill Frist said McCain’s disclosure of the techniques “helps the terrorists.”
— Slate magazine, Today’s Papers textcast
It’s not too early in the game to tag him with the nickname “Waterboarding Bill”, is it?
Tags: John McCain, Bill Frist, torture