Trump condones waterboarding

Washington: Republican Presidential aspirant Donald Trump says he would bring back waterboarding and “a hell of a lot worse” methods of interrogation for terrorists. He said waterboarding, which simulates drowning, isn’t nearly as extreme as tactics used by terrorists in the Middle East, which are in line with “medieval times.”

Trump is the most direct in promising to use waterboarding if elected president, but Texas Senator Ted Cruz says he wouldn’t rule out using the tactic that simulates drowning.

Donald Trump said the way to beat Islamic State group is through their pocketbook. Mr Trump said in Saturday’s Republican debate in New Hampshire that the way to beat terrorists is to take their oil and stop their access to money through the banking system. He says: “You have to knock the hell out of the oil. You have to take the oil.”

Mr Trump said if the flow of money is stopped, the IS is “going to become a very weakened power, quickly.” He predicted the IS could last only about a year with the resources it has currently.

Trump said cutting the corporate tax rate will be a central piece of his plan to bring jobs back to America.