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'''Waterboarding''' is any one of several methods of [[enhanced interrogation]] by pouring water over the nose or mouth of the detainee. The most well-known method involves pouring water over a cloth which covers the face and breathing passages of an immobilized person, causing the individual to experience the sensation of [[drowning]]. Ordinarily, the water is poured intermittently so as to prevent death, however, if the water is poured continuously it will lead to death by [[asphyxia]] with the sensation of drowning, also called [[dry drowning]]. There are many waterboarding methods, some far more brutal than others. The more brutal methods have been identified as [[water torture]], and can cause death by drowning, extreme pain, damage to [[lungs]], [[brain damage]] from [[oxygen deprivation]], other physical injuries including [[bone fracture|broken bones]] due to struggling against restraints, and lasting psychological damage.<ref name="HRW open letter WB">{{cite web
|url=https://www.hrw.org/en/news/2006/04/05/open-letter-attorney-general-alberto-gonzales
|title=Open Letter to Attorney General Alberto Gonzales
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