A centuries old practice of torturing enemies is much practiced by Bush administration’s intelligence agencies in their fight against Al-Qaeeda.
What is waterboarding ?
A broader debate is on in US about CIA’s torture tactics
in their fight against Al-Qaeeda. Though Democrats are against it Republicans have failed to criticize it honestly or clearly including senator McCain. It is worth remembering that McCain was himself a Prisoner of War in Vietnam war he might have gone through such torture.
The Goal of Waterboarding:
The goal of waterboarding is to get the information out from the arrested person.
This technique creates a sensation of drowning but generally does not cause death. The subject is tied to a tilted board, and immobilized with his head positioned lower than his feet. In some cases, a piece of cloth or tape is tied over the subject’s face and water is repeatedly poured over it. This triggers a gag reflex and chokes the subject.
By the grace of Bush’s administration CIA has fully enjoyed this attrocity in the name of war against terror.
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