Former Vice President Dick Cheney insisted in a new interview that the enhanced interrogation techniques he supports are not torture and must remain in place, and said they are much more effective than asking terrorist suspects politely for information that could save lives.

In a Fox News interview that aired Sunday, Cheney said waterboarding Khalid Sheikh Mohammed several times is what gave the U.S. intelligence to prevent more devastating attacks after 9/11, and to eventually locate and kill Osama bin Laden.