WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps," water dousing and "walling," or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo.
Cia Memo Details Procedures For Breaking Detainees
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Tue, 08/25/2009 - 11:58pm
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