Obama 'poised to prohibit waterboarding'

US President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two US officials familiar with drafts of the plans.

Obama 'poised to prohibit waterboarding'

US President-elect Barack Obama is preparing to prohibit the use of waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques by ordering the CIA to follow military rules for questioning prisoners, according to two US officials familiar with drafts of the plans.

Still under debate is whether to allow exceptions in extraordinary cases.

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