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By Mark Tran
The Guardian
October 27th, 2006
The use of a form of torture known as waterboarding to gain information is a "no-brainer", the US vice-president, Dick Cheney, told a radio interviewer, it was reported today.
Mr Cheney implied that the technique - a form of simulated drowning - was used on the alleged September 11 mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is being held at Guantánamo Bay.
In an interview with Scott Hennen, a conservative radio show host in Fargo, North Dakota, on Tuesday, Mr Cheney agreed with the assertion that "a dunk in water" could yield valuable intelligence from terror suspects.
"Would you agree a dunk in water is a no-brainer if it can save lives?" Mr Hennen asked.
"Well, it's a no-brainer for me," Mr Cheney replied.To read the rest of this article, click here.
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