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US interrogation policy condemned

Wednesday, 18 June 2008

A US Senate committee has criticised military officials for the manner in which they developed interrogation techniques used at Guantanamo Bay.

The Pentagon's general counsel, William Haynes, sought information as early as July 2002 - nine months after the 11 September 2001 attacks - about training given to US military personnel on how to resist enemy interrogation.

The Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (Sere) programme is based on the experiences of US prisoners of war in previous conflicts.

Sere trainers provided Mr Haynes with a list of techniques, including sensory deprivation, sleep disruption, water-boarding and stress positions.

Several were approved by the then Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, in December 2002 despite objections by military lawyers.

CIA 'ENHANCED INTERROGATION' TECHNIQUES

Water boarding: prisoner bound to a board with feet raised, and cellophane wrapped round his head. Water is poured onto his face to produce fear of drowning
Cold cell: prisoner made to stand naked in cold, though not freezing, cell and doused with water
Standing: Prisoners stand for 40 hours or more, shackled to floor
Belly slap: Hard slap to stomach with open hand. Designed to be painful but not to cause injury

Source: Described to ABC News by un-named CIA agents in 2005

Source: BBC

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