What is the US alowed to do, in interrogation procedures, in terms of torture?

Question

I am doing a project on the Center for Victims of Torture, and am trying to find out what the Us can do. I have looked in a military handbook, and it says no physical contact, but is there information that I have not found? Please answer promptly,

thanks

Answer 1

no physical contact whatsoever, so long as a lawyer, a judge, or a video camera are present.

Answer 2

Search--Military Combatant Act with the understanding that it will soon be deemed unconstitutional--then you may want to do a search for the Geneva Conventions regarding P.O.W.'s.

Answer 3

Interrogation techniques is done in a deliberate manner with strict legal and policy reviews to ensure the protection of the detainees, our institutions, and our troops responsible for carrying out these operations. The processes and procedures that followed reflected Americas values and called for all detainees in the war on terrorism in our custody to be treated humanely, and to the extent appropriate and consistent with military necessity, in a manner consistent with the principles of the Geneva Convention.

The first Geneva Convention focuses on the rights of individuals, combatants and non-combatants, during war. It is lengthy and detailed, perhaps because human rights are rarely at such risk as during war and, in particular, involving prisoners of war or enemy captives.
This convention bans acts committed with the intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. It declares genocide a crime under international law whether committed during war or peacetime, and binds all signators of the convention to to take measures to prevent and punish any acts of genocide committed within their jurisdiction.
It declares genocide itself, conspiracy or incitement to commit genocide, attempts to commit orcomplicity in the commission of genocide all to be illegal. Individuals are to be held responsible for these acts whether they were acting in their official capacities or as private individuals.

Convention against Torture
This convention bans torture under all circumstances and establishes the UN Committee against Torture. In particular, it defines torture, requires states to take effective legal and other measures to prevent torture, declares that no state of emergency, other external threats, nor orders from a superior officer or authority may be invoked to justify torture.

Answer 4

when i was in iraq we werent allowed to strike a prisnor for info. however bribery worked reall well. us money to them was like gold. so we used that. there were a few times we were harsh. but never struck them. we cant give them pork. or offer them pork. but we could eat that in front of them all we wanted. one of my budies sat there and read the bible cause a guy wouldnt talk to him. just sat there and ignored him and read out loud. nothing could be said of it cause he wasnt talking to him. there are always loop holes and ways around things.