Freedom and Waterboarding

Two very different articles, but both interesting.

George Will looking at the history of American Independence (not the whole thing, but the issuing of the proclamation.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/07/the_first_declaration_of_indepe.html

The second his Christopher Hitchen's Vanity Fair article on his waterboarding experience. Yes, he subjected himself to it firsthand. The account is below.

http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/08/hitchens200808