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In response to Emanuel Tanay's recent letter, "Waterboarding puts U.S. to shame, worse," I'd like to offer another perspective. For decades, the U.S. Navy conducted waterboarding as part of flight ...

Former AG Mukasey, CIA chief at odds over role of "enhanced techniques." WASHINGTON, May 17, 2011 -- Top current and former government officials may have finally answered the question of whether ...

During an interview on Fox News to discuss the 2016 GOP primary, Pete Hegseth and current Newsmax host Carl Higbie were brought on to discuss the candidates' stances on waterboarding and torture. When ...

IT'S A SAD day in America when the nominee for attorney general cannot flatly declare that waterboarding is unconstitutional. The interrogation technique simulates drowning and can cause excruciating ...

An investigation into allegations of branding and waterboarding involving two women’s sports teams at Norwich University has led to six students facing civil violations for hazing, with three among ...

Donald Trump thinks the United States isn't demonstrating its strength enough in the fight against the Islamic State. One of his proposed solutions as president is to revive waterboarding, an enhanced ...

MEXICO CITY, Feb 8 (Reuters) - The controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding and used by the United States qualifies as torture, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday. "I would ...

March 2 (Reuters) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ruled out the use of "waterboarding" on terrorism suspects on Monday, calling the interrogation technique a form of torture that the Obama ...