Waterboarding Challenge Hits Front Page of Oakland Press

by: bfealk

Wed May 13, 2009 at 05:39:09 AM EDT

As of this morning I have heard from two qualified waterboarders and an EMT.  Although just asking to have a doctor present flies in the face of Chetly's argument that waterboarding is just "pouring a little water in someone's face," which to me is an admission of the danger of being waterboarded, I am trying to meet Chetly's requests.  The waterboarders and EMT were found through an ad I placed on Craig's List.

One of the waterboarders that contacted me gave me specific details of how the waterboarding needs to be performed in order to simulate what happens to detainees.  First, the victim needs to be on a teeter-totter device so that he can be upside down.  Apparently we do not always use water to do waterboarding.  Sometimes we use gasoline or urine.  I was also informed that if we do use water, it should be ice cold, not just cold, but just before it freezes cold, so as to induce a panic reaction similiar to jumping into a cold body of water.

I do not really expect Chetly to agree to be waterboarded.  My goal is that he should admit that a) waterboarding is torture and b)  George W. Bush, Dick Cheney and other high officials in the Bush administration are guilty of war crimes.

Blogger Duel over Torture/Waterboarding hits Laura Berman blog in Det. News.

by: bfealk

Mon May 11, 2009 at 13:50:56 PM EDT

Waterboarding in Oakland -- for charity

Activist Bruce Fealk, who dogged former U.S. Rep. Joe Knollenberg with a giant paper mache head, is now trying to whip up a waterboarding frenzy, and not at the Waterford Oaks water park: He's challenged Chetly Zarko, a Republican consultant and blogger, to a torture tete a tete: "I'd give $10 per second for every second Chetly could withstand being waterboarded."

I challenge Chetly Zarko to be Waterboarded for Charity

by: bfealk

Sun May 10, 2009 at 13:07:24 PM EDT

I've been having a discussion with Chetly Zarko on his blog regarding torture. 

In that posting Chetly refers to waterboarding  "But Fealk's moral clarity that pouring a little bit of water on someone's face equilizes you to Adolph Hitler who put 6 million in gas chambers has its own logical consequences."

So, I've made a little challenge with Chetly along the lines of the challenge that Keith Olbermann made to Sean Hannity.  For every second Chetly can withstand waterboarding, there will be a donation made of $10 to Folds of Honor. Folds of Honor provides scholarships to spouses and dependents of service members that have been killed or disabled as a result of their military service.

I created a little web site, WaterboardChetly.com. 

I'm hoping that you will pledge to make a donation to Folds of Honor. Please e-mail your pledges to bfealk@wideopenwest.com. Once you make a pledge, I will post your pledge on WaterboardChetly.com. 

The next step is to get an acceptance from Chetly to be waterboarded and then we will set a time and location.  This will all be recorded, of course.

Will you help me out?