The CIA sources describe six "Enhanced Interrogation Techniques" instituted in March 2002.1. The Attention Grab: The interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him.2. Attention Slap: An open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.3. The Belly Slap: A hard open-handed slap to the stomach. The aim is to cause pain, but not internal injury. Doctors consulted advised against using a punch, which could cause lasting internal damage.4. Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.5. The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.6. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.CIA's officers who subjected themselves to the waterboarding technique lasted 14 second before cracking. al Qaeda's toughest prisoner was able to last between 2 and 2 and a half minutes before confessing. The person in the torchers believes there being killed, it's like a mock execution which is illegal under international law. The techniques are controversial among experienced intelligence agency and military interrogators. Some believe it's bad interrogation because they can confess anything you want to here. This all happened through the Bush administration. Dick Chaney, the old vice president is to be responisible for letting all this happen and not stopping it.
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