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President Bush says "Yes I waterboarded Kahlid Sheik Mohammed, and I'd do it again

President Bush's endorsement of the use of waterboarding and other enhanced interrogation techniques against 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and other terrorism suspects came during an appearance before a business audience in Grand Rapids, Michigan. As CNN reported:

"Yeah, we waterboarded Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," the former president said during an appearance at the Economic Club of Grand Rapids, Michigan, according to the Grand Rapids Press.

"I'd do it again to save lives," he added.

If that sounds familiar, it should. Back in February, Dick Cheney bragged to ABC's Jonathan Karl is almost the exact same terms:

Video at link

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