Zeev's Turnips Talk Politics (ZTTP)

[seabass]

>>>pouring water on there heads is not torture.<<<


Another Bush fanatic without a clue.


Waterboarding is a form of torture[1] or more specifically water torture or water cure.

Waterboarding consists of immobilizing an individual and pouring water over his face to simulate drowning, which produces a severe gag reflex, making the subject believe his death is imminent while ideally not causing permanent physical damage. "The threat of imminent death" is one of the legal definitions of torture under U.S. law [2].

There have been many reports that the United States has used waterboarding to interrogate prisoners captured in its War on Terrorism. In November 2005, ABC News reported that former CIA agents claimed the CIA had engaged in a modern form of waterboarding.......On October 27, 2006 during a radio interview with Scott Hennen of radio station WDAY, Vice President Dick Cheney apparently agreed with the use of waterboarding, specifically mentioning Khaled Sheikh Mohammed.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding