 In a November 2011 Republican primary debate, Gingrich expressed support for "enhanced interrogation techniques" (a euphemism for torture).At a December 2011 campaign event, Gingrich took the position that waterboarding was technically not torture but that it should be used only at the direction of the president and in extraordinary circumstances.Gingrich supports the ideals of the United Nations Charter, but believes that the organization itself is deeply corrupt and in need of reform.