At least two al-Qaeda suspects were brought to the “point of death” during “real torture” by CIA officials following the 9/11 attacks, a security source has claimed.
The insider said Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, allegedly the mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and Pentagon, and at least one other person were not simply waterboarded, which is designed to simulate the sensation of drowning.
“They weren’t just pouring water over their heads or over a cloth,” the source told The Daily Telegraph.
“They were holding them under water until the point of death, with a doctor present to make sure they did not go too far. This was real torture.” .... http://www.independent.co.uk
