Is waterboarding torture?

Start with Wikipedia here…

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterboarding

I personally find the concept aberrant.

I have to think that if those who are arguing that waterboarding is not torture would change their opinion given the opportunity to experience it.

A guy made a short video that was shown on the google TV station, Current TV. He volunteered to be waterboarded so as to show the world the practice (of course it is much different to be in a controlled setting where you can opt out). It is torture, in my opinion, but I can’t provide any treaty/international law citations.

Here’s the link: http://current.com/pods/controversy/PD04399

@johnpowell, did you mean abhorrent?

@segdeha, both work, really:

aberrant: markedly different from an accepted norm; “aberrant behavior”; “deviant ideas”

abhorrent: offensive to the mind; “an abhorrent deed”; “the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee”; “morally repugnant customs”; “repulsive behavior”;

@bpeoples, yes, I know. That’s why I asked him for clarification.

To answer the question, I’m of the opinion that waterboarding is torture.