Define touture: Is waterboarding one?

First off, who would thought Vanity Fair will have this kind story?
not me.

At the same time, he didn't last for 10 seconds. As terrible as it sounds, considering a normal person may hold breathe for more than 30 seconds, this is really something that causes some serious psychological damage.

Wait a minutes,
would that mean his brain functions were damaged in the process?
Is it physical damage equivalent to loosing a finger or two?