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* Waterboarding inflicts severe pain and suffering ("torture") - The consensus definition of torture in such conventions as the UN Convention against torture, the Fourth Geneva Convention, and the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Courts is that it inflicts "severe pain and suffering"...

Waterboarding is not torture; countries train own soldiers with it - In the United States, for example, waterboarding is performed on hundreds of US soldiers and spys in order to acclimatize them with the discomfort they may experience abroad under foreign custody and interrogation techniques...

* Waterboarding leaves no lasting scars and so is not torture - Torture is defined by many groups as a only techniques that leaves lasting physical damage and scars on the person being tortured. This is not the case with waterboarding, which causes no permanent damage to the lungs and does not...

* Rural people have high hopes for corn ethanol There is a very high political appeal for corn ethanol development in rural, farmland areas with people that are involved in the corn industry or simply somehow exposed to it. This excitement should be harnessed. * Many environmentalists...

* Modern engines have been made ethanol-compatible Over the past 20 years, engine manufacturers have made their engines compatible with corn ethanol fuels. There is no requirement in adopting corn ethanol to modify engines; they are already 100% compatible. * Corn ethanol acts as an...

* Making ethanol from corn does not deprive the needy of food The primary issue with world famine is the difficulty of transporting existing food resources to the poor and needy. There is plenty of food in the world. Growing corn for ethanol does not deprive food supplies from the needy. In...

* Corn ethanol has a positive effect on air quality The National Renewable Energy Laboratory tested a 1998 Ford Taurus FFV running on E85, reporting, "Emissions of total potency weighted toxics (including benzene, 1,3-butadiene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde) for the FFV Taurus tested on E85...

* Ethanol is a means to reducing foreign oil dependencies As a modest alternative to oil, among other alternatives, corn ethanol will help reduce foreign dependencies on oil. This has many important oil price and national security benefits. * Corn ethanol is a good local replacement for...

* Expansion of corn ethanol industries is increasing its viability. Despite continuing doubts about whether corn ethanol provides a genuine energy savings, in the United States alone, at least 39 new ethanol plants are expected to be completed over the next 9 to 12 months. The new plants will...

* Corn ethanol energy produces a net energy gain Corn ethanol provides more energy for consumption than it takes to make the ethanol itself. This is important because if it takes more energy to actually make a fuel than energy is received out from that fuel, then what is the point of making the...

* Ethanol energy is a net CO2 polluter The primary concern here is the amount of fossil fuels that are burned in the process of producing corn ethanol, not just the emissions from the burning of corn ethanol alone. While corn ethanol could still be an improvement over gasoline in its net-C02...

* Guantanamo undermines the security of US troops against torture. Human Rights First issued a statement on behalf of the retired military officers in mid January 2009: "It is vital to the safety of our men and women in uniform that the United States never sanction the use of interrogation...

* Guantanamo bay's existence fuels terrorist causes The existence of Guantanamo Bay is cited by terrorists as a tool of "the great Satan" and is seen by Muslims in general as a demonstration of US disregard for their dignity. It is, in turn, an effective tool used by terrorists and Jihadists to...

* US courts have rules for classified info in terror cases Thomas Wilner. "We Don't Need Guantanamo Bay". Wall Street. December 22, 2008 - "There is no need for 'new rules' to handle classified information. Congress has already established detailed rules and procedures in the Classified...

* US prisons are capable of handling Guantanamo detainees The US prison system, which holds over two million prisoners, is fully capable of holding an additional one or two hundred detainees from Guantanamo. The added costs should also be very minimal for taxpayers. * Guantanamo was...

* Detainees have a right to due process and protections in US courts Colin Powell: "I would get rid of Guantanamo and the military commission system and use established procedures in federal law.It's a more equitable way, and more understandable in constitutional terms. * US courts can...

* Guantanamo violates habeas corpus, obstructs proof of innocence Prisoners have been detained at Guantanamo for long periods without a clear charges being filed and without trial. This is a violation of the international legal principle of habeas corpus. One of the primary problems is that...

* Human's should not tour natural areas because they will degrade them No matter how careful humans are, if they descend on an area to tour it, they will degrade that ecosystem. Therefore, encouraging ecotourism encourages environmental degradation. * Ecotourism can disturb wildlife...

* Ecotourism can damage habitats Even ecotourists will inevitably deposit trash, trample on some plants, and even bring certain damaging microbes to a habitat that are capable of having devastating effects. Even electric wires that will presumably be used to supply energy to expanding...

* Ecotourism can damage habitats Even ecotourists will inevitably deposit trash, trample on some plants, and even bring certain damaging microbes to a habitat that are capable of having devastating effects. Even electric wires that will presumably be used to supply energy to expanding...