The water board technique dates back to the 1500s during the Italian Inquisition. A bound and gagged prisoner has water poured over him to make him think he is about to drown.
When he was President George Bush said that such techniques were not torture and merely an acceptable form of enhanced interrogation.
President Obama wasted no time and outlawed its use as soon as he took office - where do you stand?
Participate in this open survey Water Boarding Torture or Enhanced Interrogation?
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