Bush to veto waterboarding ban

The Wall Street Journal reports that President Bush has declared his intentino to veto a ban on waterboarding passed by Congress.

The ban does not have sufficient votes to override a veto at this point.

Waterboarding is strapping a person down, putting a cloth over their mouth, then pouring water over the cloth. It induces the sensation of drowning. It is widely considered to be torture.

The U.S. has not ratified many U.N. conventions, but has ratified the UN Convention Against Torture.