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The so called liberators and
champions of Democracy!! http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4392519.stm The top US general in Iraq authorised
interrogation techniques including the use of dogs, stress positions and
disorientation, a memo has shown. The ACLU said the measures had gone
beyond the acceptable The
document was obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union through the The
September 2003 document is signed by the then commander of US forces in The
ACLU says the measures go beyond generally accepted practice and says Gen
Sanchez should be made accountable. The
memo authorised techniques including putting prisoners in stressful positions,
using loud music and light control, and changing sleeping patterns. It
also authorised the presence of muzzled military working dogs to, as the memo
puts it, "exploit Arab fear of dogs while maintaining security during
interrogations". The
presence of dogs and other measures, all of which required approval by Gen
Sanchez, were rescinded a month later because of opposition from military
lawyers. Gen
Sanchez says advance permission was required every time one of these techniques
was requested, adding that he never gave such permission. 'Beyond
army limits' The Pentagon
originally refused to release the memo on national security grounds, but passed
it to the ACLU on Friday after the union challenged it in court under the
Freedom of Information Act. The
ACLU says at least 12 of the 29 techniques listed in the document went far
beyond limits established by the army's field manual.
"Gen
Sanchez authorised interrogation techniques that were in clear violation of the
"He
and other high ranking officials who bear responsibility for the widespread
abuse of detainees must be held accountable." The
techniques included "environmental manipulation" such as making a
room hot or cold or using an "unpleasant smell", isolating a
prisoner, and disrupting normal sleep patterns. The
memo also allowed the "false flag" technique of "convincing the
detainee that individuals from a country other than the It
was during Gen Sanchez's time as commander that Iraqi prisoners were abused by
US troops at The
cases - highlighted in photographs of hooded and naked inmates - sparked
international outrage. Army
investigations have generally found that, where proven, abuses were not the
result of policy set by senior leaders. The
ACLU is currently taking part in a lawsuit against Defence Secretary Donald
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