Fox's Shepard Smith: “Waterboarding is torture”

Smith: “The United States has a historical record as regarding waterboarding as a war crime and has prosecuted individuals for such practice in the past”

Written by Media Matters Staff

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From the May 8 edition of Fox News' Shepard Smith Reporting:

SHEPARD SMITH (HOST): Waterboarding is torture and is not permitted under Army Field Manual guidlines. Torture is illegal under international law. The Supreme Court noted in 2004 that the United States has a historical record as regarding waterboarding as a war crime and has prosecuted individuals for such practice in the past.

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