[Peach]

terrorists being forced to stand in uncomfortable positions for hours and sleep deprived for 24 hours at a time? There is no such assertion in the article

Paragraph #3 clearly states prisoners are forced to stand or sit for hours. Let me make it clear - I don't care. I wish they'd pull out their fingernails and move on from there.

[angkor]

Referring to the original ComPost article:

"At times they are held in awkward, painful positions and deprived of sleep with a 24-hour bombardment of lights -- subject to what are known as "stress and duress" techniques."

I don't know what "awkward, painful positions" means, that's anyone's guess.

The hideous "24-hour bombardment of lights" sounds like there's a light on in the cell.

This does not sound like torture to me.

It does, however, sound like the ComPost is doing its best to gin-up a horrorshow where the most pedestrian of detention and restraint methods are being employed.

In fact, the entire article has that stink, from top to bottom.

[gregwest]

A government that tortures non-citizens is only a small step away from torturing citizens. Who among you would like to be next...you never know when they'll start lining up Jews or Christians for questioning. Mormons already had a little taste of that in the 1840s, so don't think I can't happen in America.

Greg West

[Colorado Doug]

Paragraph #3 clearly states prisoners are forced to stand or sit for hours.

I don't know. That's some harsh business. My mother used to use that on me, worse still, I might have been grounded for a week or two after.