Revealed: the tough interrogation techniques the CIA wants to use [The Horror! The Horror!]

The Guardian ^ | Sept. 18, 2006 | Ed Pilkington

[Alouette]

Details emerged yesterday about the seven interrogation techniques the CIA is seeking to be allowed to apply to terror suspects. Newsweek magazine reported that a New York lawyer, Scott Horton, who has acted as an adviser to the US senate on interrogation methods, had acquired a list of the techniques. The details were corroborated by information obtained by the charity Human Rights Watch.

The techniques sought by the CIA are: induced hypothermia; forcing suspects to stand for prolonged periods; sleep deprivation; a technique called "the attention grab" where a suspect's shirt is forcefully seized; the "attention slap" or open hand slapping that hurts but does not lead to physical damage; the "belly slap"; and sound and light manipulation.

[Alouette]

FRmail me to be added or removed from this Judaic/pro-Israel/Russian Jewry ping list.

Warning! This is a high-volume ping list.

[Dog Gone]

We must ban "grabbing the shirt." That's just inhumane.

[pgyanke]

The techniques sought by the CIA are: induced hypothermia; forcing suspects to stand for prolonged periods; sleep deprivation; a technique called "the attention grab" where a suspect's shirt is forcefully seized; the "attention slap" or open hand slapping that hurts but does not lead to physical damage; the "belly slap"; sound and light manipulation; the "noogie"; the "swirlie"; the "wedgie"; the "comfy chair"; the "stern talking to"; and withholding dessert.

[Felis_irritable]

I'm 6'-2" and 155#. If you don't really have much of a belly, is it a belly slap?

[IronJack]

They've also asked that they be allowed to use the "raised voice," the "stuck-out tongue," and a variety of insults dealing with the subject's parentage. Scamnesty International immediately decried the request, calling the techniques "barbaric and savage beyond belief. That a so-called moral nation in this day and age would ask to resort to such inhumane treatment of its captives is despicable," said an anonymous bleeding heart sissy boy poofter butt-lover.

[Alouette]

induced hypothermia

Known to infidels as "air conditioning"

[dsc]

Doodness dwacious, don't huwt the widdle dawlings.

[FlingWingFlyer]

Another technique they should go for is calling the terrorist a "gunky." Works everytime although some do consider it "torture."

[avacado]

Amazing! So the Red Hot Chili Peppers, cold air, shirt grabs, and belly slaps are what all this fuss is all about? Sounds like an initiation to a GIRLS sorority!

[mystery-ak]

"the attention grab" where a suspect's shirt is forcefully seized;"



OMG....NOT THE ATTENTION GRAG!!!!!...the horror!

[Fiddlstix]

Make them watch one of AlGore's boring speeches over and over at least 10 hours a day.
That would be real torture.

[penelopesire]

LOL..this just gets more ridiculous every day! I can see Osama & Zawahiri LTAO in some cave right now!

[Alouette]

The most heinous torture ever devised:

THE ELEVATOR OF FARTS

[SandRat]

"the attention grab" where a suspect's shirt is forcefully seized

Sounds like a variant of the High School Atomic Wedgie.

[Mad Dash]

I could, without losing sleep, do much worse

Islam is EVIL..those who practice it are evil.

[freespirited]

O'Reilly had an excellent Talking Points on this tonight. Catch the repeat at 11 p.m. EST if you can.

[okie01]

I'm prepared to give McCain a pass on this issue. By virtue of his experience, he may have a totally addled and irrational outlook on prisoner treatment.

However, the stupidity displayed by Graham, Warner, Collins, et al is of epic proportions.

In reality, their thinking makes no sense. Therefore, they must be doing this for political gain.

And I can't imagine what political gain they might expect to realize -- beyond favorable treatment in the Times.

[penelopesire]

"Physical torture is not necessary at all."

Who says that shirt grabbing, air conditioning and listening to the Red Hot Chili Peppers is torture? Even more reason for a clarification on article 3...(rolling eyes)