Jan. 22 (Bloomberg) -- President Barack Obama ordered the U.S. prison camp for suspected terrorists at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, closed within a year and banned intelligence agencies from using the harshest interrogation techniques.The president also formed an interagency task force to recommend options for the detention and questioning of enemy combatants.
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One of Obama’s orders directs all government personnel to follow the Army Field Manual guidelines for interrogations. The manual bans the use of threats and physical abuse during questioning.
Just during questioning?
What damage can be done in one more year? And do we really trust the CIA to honor the directive to follow AFM guidelines? And there are still a lot of details to work out about what's going to happen to the "detainees."
Well, at least it's a step.
The Order also prohibits reliance on any Department of Justice or other legal advice concerning interrogation that was issued between September 11, 2001 and January 20, 2009.
Pic from UK Telegraph.
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