Vanguard | July 02, 2010 | 1 comment

Why I Wanted to Get Waterboarded: Vanguard's Kaj Larsen

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In this season of Vanguard, correspondent Kaj Larsen once again takes up a controversial subject that hits close to home -- whether veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder may be more likely to commit violent crimes after returning home from combat.

"War Crimes" premieres Wednesday, July 7, at 10/9c on Current TV.

Larsen was trained how to deal with waterboarding as a Navy SEAL, but a day off while on assignment for Current in Cambodia led him to put himself through the controversial interrogation technique once more. In this exclusive Vanguard extra, Kaj talks about the legacy of waterboarding that dates back to the Khmer Rouge and the impact his story had on the policy debate.

Watch "Getting Waterboarded": http://current.com/shows/vanguard/76347282_getting-waterboarded.htm

"Vanguard," airing weekly on Current TV Wednesdays at 10/9c, is a no-limits documentary series whose award-winning correspondents put themselves in extraordinary situations to immerse viewers in global issues that have a large social significance. Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories.

For more, go to http://current.com/vanguard.
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    Kaj Correspondent, julian_robinson Editor, shana Producer
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      iamaman  
    • "Unlike sound-bite driven reporting, the show's correspondents, Adam Yamaguchi, Kaj Larsen, Christof Putzel and Mariana van Zeller, serve as trusted guides who take viewers on in-depth real life adventures in pursuit of some of the world's most important stories."

      @Kaj,

      you are the man. i hope more of us can realize the importance of your contributions.

      this is what will save current, for what it is so far......!

    • 1 year ago

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