U.S. House passes bill to ban “waterboarding”

The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill on Thursday to prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) from using “waterboarding” and other harsh tactics to interrogate terrorist suspects. Being voted 222-199, the intelligence bill was sent to the Senate and will take effect should President George W. Bush sign it. Among the bill’s provisions that … Continue reading U.S. House passes bill to ban “waterboarding”