Approved prison 'techniques'
2004-06-23 07:50
Washington - Here is a list of interrogation techniques approved for use on prisoners at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, in late 2002, according to a memo released on Tuesday by the White House:
Yelling, but not directly into the ear
Deception through the use of a cooperating detainee
Isolation or segregation
Interrogating the detainee in a non-standard environment
Deprivation of light
Inducing stress, such as by using a female interrogator
Long-lasting interrogations, up to 20 hours
Removal of all comfort items, including religious items
Serving military rations instead of hot meals
Forced grooming, such as shaving of beards
Use of false documents or reports
Here are some other techniques approved by US Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in December 2002, but not reported among those used:
Forcing detainees to remain in stressful positions for up to four hours
Isolation for up to 30 days
Deprivation of both light and sound
Hooding during transport and interrogation
Forcing detainees to remain naked
Scaring detainees with dogs
Use of mild, non-injurious physical contact
In mid-January 2003, Rumsfeld rescinded that approval following complaints from some military officers and ordered a review of interrogation techniques by a Pentagon working group that explored the range of possibilities.
The final interrogation techniques approved by Rumsfeld in April 2003, however, contained none of the harsher techniques initially approved, except isolation.
He also required advance notice for the use of four techniques.
They were: the use of incentives or removal of incentives; "pride and ego down;" "good cop/bad cop;" and "segregation from the other detainees," according to an official.