[George W. Bush]

Your #22 is not applicable in a situation whether there is imminent threat.

A strong-willed terrorist, knowing we won't actually drown him, is likely to hold out. Especially if he knows the attack is only six hours away. He would have the additional incentive of trying to deny any knowledge so he could not later be charged with conspiracy in the coming larger attack.

The entire FNC scenario is such nonsense. If you have a number of smaller independent mall bombings, you would never tell them of the larger attack to come. Since they're suicide bombers, they're only focused on the virgins anyway.

[TAdams8591]

Sorry, you're wrong.

Most give in within seconds. The toughest of al Qaeda's prisoners, Khalid Shiek Mohammed, held out 2 to 2 1/2 minutes before begging to confess.

Waterboarding would work well in imminent situations also, perhaps even better and quicker than any other technique.