http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/718/usc_sec_18_00002340----000-.html
Definitions:
(1) “torture” means an act committed by a person acting under the color of law specifically intended to inflict severe physical or mental pain or suffering (other than pain or suffering incidental to lawful sanctions) upon another person within his custody or physical control; (2) “severe mental pain or suffering” means the prolonged mental harm caused by or resulting from— (A) the intentional infliction or threatened infliction of severe physical pain or suffering;
(B) the administration or application, or threatened administration or application, of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or the personality;
(C) the threat of imminent death; or
(D) the threat that another person will imminently be subjected to death, severe physical pain or suffering, or the administration or application of mind-altering substances or other procedures calculated to disrupt profoundly the senses or personality; and
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Waterboarding doesn't fit the criteria of "torture" under US Code.
PSSST the DOD might interpret your idea diferently DIX........

Interesting read from
http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/army/fm2-22-3.pdf
5-74. All captured or detained personnel, regardless of status, shall be treated humanely, and in accordance with the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 and DOD Directive 2310.1E, “Department of Defense Detainee Program,” and
no person in the custody or under the control of DOD, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to torture or cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, in accordance with and as defined in US law. (
FOR DIXIE) All intelligence interrogations, debriefings, or tactical questioning to gainintelligence from captured or detained personnel shall be conducted in accordance with applicable law and policy. Applicable law and policy include US law; the law of war; relevant international law; relevant directives including DOD Directive 3115.09, “DOD Intelligence Interrogations,Detainee Debriefings, and Tactical Questioning”; DOD Directive 2310.1E,
5-20 6 September 2006
“The Department of Defense Detainee Program”; DOD instructions; and military execute orders including FRAGOs. Use of torture is not only illegal but also it is a poor technique that yields unreliable results, may damage subsequent collection efforts, and can induce the source to say what he thinks the HUMINT collector wants to hear. Use of torture can also have many possible negative consequences at national and international levels.
Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment Prohibited
All prisoners and detainees, regardless of status, will be treated humanely. Cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment is prohibited. The Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 defines “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment” as the cruel unusual, and inhumane treatment or punishment prohibited by the Fifth, Eighth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. This definition refers to an extensive body of law developed by the courts of the United States to determine when, under various circumstances, treatment of individuals would be inconsistent with American constitutional standards related to concepts of dignity, civilization, humanity, decency and fundamental fairness. All DOD procedures for treatment of prisoners and detainees have been reviewed and are consistent with these standards, as well as our obligations under international law as interpreted by the United States.1
Questions about applications not resolved in the field by reference to DOD publications, must be forwarded to higher headquarters for legal review and specific approval by the appropriate authority before application.
The following actions will not be approved and cannot be condoned in any circumstances: forcing an individual to perform or simulate sexual acts or to pose in a sexual manner; exposing an individual to outrageously lewd and sexually provocative behavior; intentionally damaging or destroying an individual’s religious articles.
1 Nothing in this enclosure should be understood to affect the U.S. obligations under the law of war.
5-75. If used in conjunction with intelligence interrogations, prohibited actions include, but are not limited to—
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Forcing the detainee to be naked, perform sexual acts, or pose in a sexual manner.
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Placing hoods or sacks over the head of a detainee; using duct tape over the eyes.
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Applying beatings, electric shock, burns, or other forms of physical pain.
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“Waterboarding.”•
Using military working dogs.
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Inducing hypothermia or heat injury.
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Conducting mock executions.
• Depriving the detainee of necessary food, water, or medical care.
OH AND THIS RESOURCE CAN BE USED FOR THE " WE USE THIS ON OUR OWN SOLDIERS FOR TRAINING" CROWD(i.e the ICEDANCER)