19 interrogation methods outlined in the united states army field manual

"The thesis concludes that the interrogation methods outlined in Army Field Manual Human Intelligence Collector Operations are justifiable techniques, as are the interrogation methods of sleep adjustment and detainee isolation. However, practices such as those used by. In , President Barack Obama signed an executive order requiring the CIA to abandon “enhanced interrogation methods” and use only the 19 interrogation methods outlined in the United States Army Field Manual, “unless the Attorney General with appropriate consultation provides further guidance.”. Category III techniques 19 include the use of "scenarios designed to convince the detainee that death or severely painful consequences are imminent for him and/or his family," "exposure to cold weather or water (with appropriate medical monitoring)," 20 "use of a wet towel and dripping water to induce the misperception of suffocation," 21 and use of "mild, non injurious physical contact .

What it prevents: The Army Field Manual specifically prohibits most of the so-called “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” that the CIA used in its post-9/11 interrogation program, as well as any other techniques that do not comply with domestic or international law. Specifically, it does not allow waterboarding; nudity or forced sexual acts or poses; hooding or blindfolding; beating; electric shocks; causing physical pain; the use of dogs; inducing hypothermia or heat injury; mock. interrogation programs. Army Field Manual Section is the current basis for all legal interrogations carried out by the - United States. Paragraph states that the lawful treatment of “enemy prisoners of war” and civilians is dictated by the Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War and the Geneva. The Army's news release stated that Field Manual replaced Field Manual (published in ). The new manual specifically prohibits many of the controversial enhanced interrogation techniques (including " waterboarding ") which brought the matter to public attention, and also stipulates that the list is not all-inclusive of.

New CIA Methods,” Washington Post, J; and U.S. Congress, Senate Select (c) Interpretations of Common Article 3 and the Army Field Manual. Specifically, he said he would “consult with experts at the Agency and at other organizations in the U.S. government” on whether having a single. Interrogations;” Amnesty International, “The Army Field Manual: Sanctioning Cruelty?” Ma, available at: www.doorway.ru