Coney Island's Waterboard Thrill Ride
By Buck Wolf, About.com Guide
Politcal Satire in a Sideshow
Coney Island Waterboarding Thrill Ride
Photo © Mario Tama/Getty Images
Artist Steve Powers, who created the Waterboard Thrill Ride, says the point of his work is clear: "What's more obscene, saying that waterboarding is not torture or creating a waterboard thrill ride?"
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