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http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/14/D8I7S6CG0.html

Not just some, not with a classified section, but all of it.

In the face of growing criticism over the treatment of detainees, Pentagon officials have decided to make public all of the military's interrogation techniques.

The decision, which comes after months of internal debate and pressure from members of Congress, would reveal interrogation tactics in a long-awaited revision of the Army Field Manual, despite arguments that it could allow enemy prisoners to better resist questioning.

Defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the decision is not public yet, said Tuesday that the Pentagon had dropped plans to keep some interrogation techniques secret by putting them in a classified section of the military manual.

The two senior officials said there will not be a classified section in the manual. One of the officials said descriptions of interrogation techniques initially planned for the classified section are either being made public or are being eliminated as tactics that can be used against prisoners.

I can't believe there aren't the usual accusations...

"The Pentagon is lying!"

"The manual is a fake!"

"The price of cheese is too high!"

"Interrogation of any kind, even simple questioning, is a severe violation of human rights!"

I can't believe there aren't the usual accusations...

"The Pentagon is lying!"

"The manual is a fake!"

"The price of cheese is too high!"

"Interrogation of any kind, even simple questioning, is a severe violation of human rights!"
Well, I'm more than willing to take one for the team on this one...

I don't believe, for an instant, that the Pentagon will release all the details of interogation methods. It is laughable to even entertain that notion.

http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/06/14/D8I7S6CG0.html

Not just some, not with a classified section, but all of it.
Ah I thought they were releasing what they had used for interrogation methods when reading this at first.

But instead they just decided to publish the “official” what to do section of the field manual.

Not nearly as controversial

:p

Well, I'm more than willing to take one for the team on this one...

I don't believe, for an instant, that the Pentagon will release all the details of interogation methods. It is laughable to even entertain that notion.
Well at least not all the details of what they REALLY do … they are just releasing the details on the guide book in this case … the two don’t always match up

Well at least not all the details of what they REALLY do … they are just releasing the details on the guide book in this case … the two don’t always match up
Apparently, the law that was passed recently would make anything you did that wasn't in the manual a crime.

I wonder if it's anything like this (http://www.parascope.com/articles/0397/kubark06.htm).

Apparently, the law that was passed recently would make anything you did that wasn't in the manual a crime.
Sure. So? If there's anything we've learned over the last few years, it's that committing a crime doesn't necessarily mean you'll get caught, and getting caught doesn't necessarily mean you will face any consequences whatsoever.

This could be a rouse so that future prisoners(that manage to get their hands on this or a translation of it) will be expecting one kind of interregation, and they'll get a totally different one. The question is: "Is the Pentagon that tricksy?"

Sure. So? If there's anything we've learned over the last few years, it's that committing a crime doesn't necessarily mean you'll get caught, and getting caught doesn't necessarily mean you will face any consequences whatsoever.
So I guess you agree with me that passing new fancy laws is never a useful gesture.

The two senior officials said there will not be a classified section in the manual. One of the officials said descriptions of interrogation techniques initially planned for the classified section are either being made public or are being eliminated as tactics that can be used against prisoners.

So... not really releasing details on all past 'interrogation' methods, more releasing details on what they plan to use in the future.

I need to study up on this and write one of those silly pseudo-mercenary books about it:

Secret interrigation tactics of the Pentagon!

Real Ultimate Power!

I need to study up on this and write one of those silly pseudo-mercenary books about it:

Secret interrigation tactics of the Pentagon!

Real Ultimate Power!
I can see this being in the next edition of the anarchist's cookbook.

I can see this being in the next edition of the anarchist's cookbook.

I'll get right on it.