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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>  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>

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>

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

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

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