Waterboarding
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title:
Waterboarding
text:
Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over a cloth covering the face and breathing passages of an immobilized captive, causing the person to experience the sensation of drowning. In the most common method of waterboarding, the captive's face is covered with cloth or some other thin material and immobilized on their back at an incline of 10 to 20 degrees. Torturers pour water onto the face over the breathing passages, causing an almost immediate gag reflex and creating a dro
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Torture method simulating drowning
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding
date created:
2004-06-23T20:33:15Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T20:38:30Z
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