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The US Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School (SERE) in San Diego, California uses waterboarding against its students as a demonstration of how an "evil, totalitarian enemy would use torture at the slightest whim. If this is the case, then waterboarding is unquestionably being used as torture technique."<ref>[http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2007/10/waterboarding-is-torture-perio/ ''Waterboarding is Torture'']. Small Wars Journal. 7 May 2008.</ref> A waterboarding "bench" was discovered at the S-21 death camp ''Tuol Sleng'' in [[Phnom Penh]], which had been used to torture American [[POW]]s.

The US Navy Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape School (SERE) in San Diego, California uses waterboarding against its students as a demonstration of how an "evil, totalitarian enemy would use torture at the slightest whim. If this is the case, then waterboarding is unquestionably being used as torture technique."<ref>[http://smallwarsjournal.com/blog/2007/10/waterboarding-is-torture-perio/ ''Waterboarding is Torture'']. Small Wars Journal. 7 May 2008.</ref> A waterboarding "bench" was discovered at the S-21 death camp ''Tuol Sleng'' in [[Phnom Penh]], which had been used to torture American [[POW]]s.

Opponents of the practice call it "[[torture]]" and want official definitions of [[torture]] changed so as to outlaw the technique.<ref>http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/04/06/usdom13130.htm</ref> One notable critic of waterboarding is Senator[[John McCain]]. Senator McCain believes that it is highly inappropriate and unnecessary. <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/01/politics/main3441067.shtml</ref>

Opponents of the practice call it "[[torture]]" and want official definitions of [[torture]] changed so as to outlaw the technique.<ref>http://hrw.org/english/docs/2006/04/06/usdom13130.htm</ref> One notable critic of waterboarding is Senator[[John McCain]]. Senator McCain believes that it is highly inappropriate and unnecessary. <ref>http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/11/01/politics/main3441067.shtml</ref>  Writing in ''NewsWeek'' in 2005, Senator McCain wrote: “To make someone believe that you are killing him by drowning is no different than holding a pistol to his head and firing a blank. I believe that it is torture, very exquisite torture”, and said it should remain outlawed. <ref>[http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2005\12\08\story_8-12-2005_pg4_13 ‘Torture’ takes on new meaning in post-9/11], Reuters, December 8th, 2005</ref>

Defenders of the practice deny that the suffering it causes is severe enough as to amount to torture.

Defenders of the practice deny that the suffering it causes is severe enough as to amount to torture.