What is waterboarding?

Answer 1

Waterboarding is a form of "interrogation", or if you wish to call it torture, it is that too. It has been used since the Middle Ages, and I understand that it is currently being used by almost all countries intelligence services. It is essentially a *simulation of drowning.*

It was widely used by French military forces during the war for Algerian independence. The term in French is "le baignoire".

It involves placing a person on a board with a 45 degree angle, covering their face with a cloth, and pouring water on the cloth so that the water fills the nose and mouth area.

It is almost 100% effective, and it can be used to break somebody in less than 5 minutes.

The most recent instance in the news was probably its use on Kalid Sheikh Mohammed.

Answer 2

it is a form of torture that has two methods. One involves holding somebody with their head under water until they cannot breathe and then yanking it back when they have been under for about a minute, the other involves lying a person on their back at an angle so the head is lower than the feet. usually a cloth is stuffed into the mouth and water is poured onto the cloth and into the mouth and nose. It is very effective and has long lasting psychological consequences

Answer 3

It's a form of interrogation that involve strapping someone to a board ,turning them into a 45 degree head down incline and then pouring water down their face and nose. It almost always makes the suspect talk and they are not physically harmed.there is a debate about whether this is torture which is not legal.