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Cheney does not imply it either; this entirely a false use of a cite
''"The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt."'' <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?id=1322866]</ref>
''"The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt."'' <ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/WNT/print?id=1322866]</ref>
According to the same sources, CIA officers who submitted to the technique in training lasted an average of 14 seconds before "surrendering." In a radio interview in October 2006, US Vice President [[Dick Cheney]] implied the possibility that waterboarding had been used in the interrogation of senior [[Al-Qaeda]] suspects, but denied that the technique amounted to [[torture]]. <ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/1026/dailyUpdate.html]</ref>
According to the same sources, CIA officers who submitted to the technique in training lasted an average of 14 seconds before "surrendering."
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