Only three terrorists were waterboarded and NONE since 2003. For all the hype, this fact seems to make the "torture" claim insignificant. Waterboarding cannot kill and was only used in extreme cases. On the other hand, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was responsible for the beheading of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

In case people are unaware, waterboarding lasts less than a minute. It simulates the feeling one has when they are drowning. Yeah, not a picnic. But in the three cases it was used, it yielded results.

OTOH, beheading lasts a bit longer. The person being beheaded is put before a camera, bound, and three armed men stand over him. He knows he is about to be killed. He's been beaten and tortured for day before this event. After a speech condemning the prisoner, one of the terrorist reveals a 12 inch knife. It is curved and looks like a miniature sword. The terrorist grabs the prisoner and pushes him to the ground. Taking the knife, he begins cutting away at the man's neck. The man begins to scream. Blood begins to squirt out of the man's neck as the terrorist continues to cut away at the man's flesh. The other two terrorists hold him down so he can't thrash about. He is now smearing a death scream. A puddle of blood moves upon the ground. The man is motionless now as the terrorist cuts through his neck and removes his head from his body. The terrorist holds up the bloody head to the camera.

Daniel Pearl died this way. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is eating three squares a day and enjoying the protection of international rights. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed was responsible for the murder of many including Daniel Pearl. Daniel Pearl did nothing wrong. He was an innocent man murdered in a most brutal way.

And the left takes the side of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed while never mentioning Daniel Pearl.

I'll bet Daniel Pearl would choose waterboarding over beheading if he was given the choice.