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BBC News - John Cantlie IS hostages face waterboarding for escape attempts
Is waterboarding torture and, if it is, can western governments complain about it when it's done to their people?
A British hostage being held by Islamic State (IS) has said prisoners of the militant group who have tried to escape have been punished with waterboarding.
The statement came in the latest video featuring 43-year-old journalist John Cantlie, who was seized in late 2012.
Mr Cantlie reads an apparently scripted message that criticises the British and US's stance on hostage negotiations.
Is waterboarding torture and, if it is, can western governments complain about it when it's done to their people?