Allen West: 'Demi Moore Was Waterboarded' in Movie 'G.I. Jane'

By Geneva Sands-Sadowitz, The Hill

Republican Rep. Allen West (Fla.) cited the movie “G.I. Jane” while defending the use of waterboarding as a military tactic Monday, saying the controversial practice has yielded useful intelligence.

"The president is the benefactor of a lot of information that came from waterboarding," said West on Fox News. "Furthermore, in the movie ‘G.I. Jane,’ Demi Moore was waterboarded and we do you that in military training; in survival, escape and resistance training."

The congressman, who served in the military for over two decades, rising to the rank of lieutenant colonel, told Fox News that he believes there is precedent for treating non-state, non-uniformed combatants differently than state actors in wartime.