Original sentence: During the trial the use of waterboarding was mentioned.In 2007 it was reported that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was using waterboarding on extrajudicial prisoners and that the Department of Justice had authorized the procedure, even though the United States government hanged Japanese soldiers for use of various torture techniques against US prisoners of war in World War II.On May 3, 2011 CIA Director Leon Panetta admitted to NBC reporter Brian Williams intelligence gathered through waterboarding was crucial to the success of the May 1, 2011 raid that succeeded in killing terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden.There was no court ruling over whether this use constituted torture or if the sentencing was for the other techniques used.Waterboarding is a form of enhanced interrogation in which water is poured over the face of an immobilized captive, causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning
Edited sentence: In 2007 it was reported that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was using waterboarding on extrajudicial prisoners and that the Department of Justice had authorized the procedure, even though the United States government hanged Japanese soldiers for waterboarding US prisoners of war in World War II.Waterboarding is a form of torture in which water is poured over the face of an immobilized captive, causing the individual to experience the sensation of drowning