Is waterboarding torture? Yes, no, or "no opinion due 2 my own ignorance?

I would consider it a torture. An article in NPR states that waterboarding involves -- quote -- pumping water directly into the stomach. "This creates intense pain.It feels like your organs are on fire," says Darius Rejali, a professor at Reed College in Oregon and author of a new book, Torture and Democracy.

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YES. Torâ‹…ture    /ˈtÉ”rtʃər/ Show Spelled Pronunciation tawr-cher Show IPA noun, verb, -tured, -turâ‹…ing. €“noun 1.

The act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty. 2. A method of inflicting such pain.3.

Often, tortures. The pain or suffering caused or undergone.4. Extreme anguish of body or mind; agony.5.

A cause of severe pain or anguish. €“verb (used with object) 6. To subject to torture.7.To afflict with severe pain of body or mind: My back is torturing me.

8. To force or extort by torture: We'll torture the truth from his lips!9. To twist, force, or bring into some unnatural position or form: trees tortured by storms.10.

To distort or pervert (language, meaning, etc.).

According to the U.S. Justice Department, yes waterboarding is torture.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.