What is Waterboarding?
[[File:Waterboarding.jpg|thumb|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 Naval Base|Guantanamo Bay]] and has been a major political argument. Its use by American forces was banned by [[United States]] President [[Barack Obama]] in 2009.<ref name=Lucas>{{cite news |first=Fred |last=Lucas |date=2009-04-22 |title=Obama bans waterboarding terrorists, but Pentagon won't say if it still waterboards military trainees |url=http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/46974 |publisher=Cybercast News Service |accessdate=2010-11-16 |archive-date=2011-05-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110508002019/http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/46974 |url-status=dead }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist}} {{stub}} [[Category:Torture]]