[Ispy4u]

so he took a few of his men to the interrogation area to see for himself, where he found the prisoner being questioned by two female officers. They told him the man was belligerent, and wasn't giving them any information. (Surprise, surprise. The idiocy of having women question male Arab prisoners is apparent to everyone except the army commanders.) West entered the room, sat across from the man, drew his pistol, and placed it in his lap. West told him he had come to either get information, or to kill him. The prisoner responded by smiling and saying, "I love you." The interrogation continued, and one of West's troops lost his temper and started slapping the man. West then had his men take the prisoner outside, where he again threatened the man, telling him that he would kill him on the count of five if he didn't tell what he knew. The prisoner refused, and West fired his pistol into the air.

This information is from the Art. 32 hearing. You said he wasn't in the room the facts are that he was.

[Just another Joe]

You said he wasn't in the room the facts are that he was.

No, I asked the question. I even put in writing a disclaimer.
And once again, "roughing up", or even, "and one of West's troops lost his temper and started slapping the man.", is now a life threatening beating?

The person was also examined by a doctor and the doctor found no evidence that the person was physically harmed in any lasting way.

His commanding officer didn't find anything wrong with the techniques. It was in a "rambling letter" that mentioned, in passing, something about what LTC West did that the PC lawyers decided they knew better than his commanding officer and his own staff.