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Now Scottish Gangsters Are Waterboarding Rivals

LONDON (Nov. 18) -- In his recent autobiography George W. Bush claimed that waterboarding was a valuable tool for extracting information from the enemy. But while most Western governments dismiss the interrogation technique as an ineffective and illegal form of torture, one foreign group has recognized its merits: the...

Amnesty International Wants Bush Prosecuted for Admitted Waterboarding

(Nov. 10) -- Amnesty International is calling for the prosecution of George W. Bush following the former president's admission to authorizing waterboarding techniques, according to a report on the human rights group's website. "Under international law, anyone involved in torture must be brought to justice, and that does...

CIA Won't Be Charged for Destroying Videotapes

(Nov. 9) -- No one at the Central Intelligence Agency will face criminal charges for destroying videotapes that showed suspected terrorists being waterboarded, the Justice Department announced today. After an "exhaustive" investigation spanning nearly three years, federal prosecutor John Durham has decided not to bring...

No Charges Will Be Filed in Destruction of CIA Tapes

WASHINGTON (Nov. 9) -- A special prosecutor cleared the CIA's former top clandestine officer and others Tuesday of any charges for destroying agency videotapes showing waterboarding of terror suspects, but he continued an investigation into whether the harsh questioning went beyond legal boundaries. The decision not to...

UK Says Waterboarding Is Torture

(Nov. 9) -- The British government today disputed President George W. Bush's defense of waterboarding as an interrogation tactic in his memoir, "Decision Points." Bush claims that the technique, which simulates drowning, isn't torture and helped save the lives of British and American citizens. Not so, says Downing Street,...

Background on Waterboarding

Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over the face of an immobilized captive, thus causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning.

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