Waterboarding

Waterboarding is a type of torture that has been used for a long time. It was often used to make people confess - sometimes falsely, to crimes they did not comm

Waterboarding
Some people try out waterboarding at a demonstration against it, in Iceland.

Waterboarding is a type of torture that has been used for a long time. It was often used to make people confess - sometimes falsely, to crimes they did not commit.

The victim is tied onto a table or wooden board. The questioner has a helper, whose job it is to pour water on the victim's nose and mouth through a towel or cloth, to make it difficult for him to breathe. If and when the victim is supplying answers that the questioner deems acceptable, the victim may be permitted to breathe.

In modern times waterboarding has been in use in Guantanamo Bay and has been a major political argument. Its use by American forces was banned by United States President Barack Obama in 2009.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Lucas, Fred (2009-04-22). "Obama bans waterboarding terrorists, but Pentagon won't say if it still waterboards military trainees". Cybercast News Service. Archived from the original on 2011-05-08. Retrieved 2010-11-16.


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