Karl Rove Proudly Defends The Use Of Waterboarding
Karl Rove, who was known as “Bush’s brain” and his “campaign architect,” defended tough interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, saying their use helped prevent terrorist attacks.
“I’m proud that we used techniques that broke the will of these terrorists and gave us valuable information that allowed us to foil plots such as flying airplanes into Heathrow and into London, bringing down aircraft over the Pacific, flying an airplane into the tallest building in Los Angeles and other plots,” Rove told the BBC in an interview.
Rove said US soldiers were subjected to waterboarding as a regular part of their training.
A less severe form of the technique was used on the three suspects interrogated at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, he added. One of those was Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, a key suspect in the 9/11 attacks.
“Yes, I’m proud that we kept the world safer than it was, by the use of these techniques. They’re appropriate; they’re in conformity with our international requirements and with US law,” Rove reiterated.
