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Old 26-Mar-2007, 08:28
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(1) What is "waterboarding" in interrogation? (2) What is "backwood"? (Sorry, there is no context for this word.)
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Waterboarding is a way of simulating drowning by pouring water over someone's face when they are lying on an inclined board. Here's a painting of the Khmer Rouge using it that is in a museum in Phnom Penh :
http://www.worldproutassembly.org/images/Waterboard.jpg
A backwood is a rural area, often associated with being out of touch with modern life.
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