Improved interrogation methods in prison, alessandro. It builds upon existing doctrine and moves interrogation into the 21st century. Army intelligence center fort huachuca, arizona 8566000 4 credit hours edition date. Chinese interrogation methods and techniques in detail.
Pubform title u joint interrogation and debriefing center operations. This manual incorporates the operational experiencesand lessons learned. Of course that is the administration, those on the inside. Army human intelligence collector field manual department of the army. Dec 11, 2007 united states army field manual on intelligence interrogation. Interrogation 101 us armytechniques for conducting. An analysis of their content on september 20, 1996, the pentagon released to the public seven training manuals prepared by the u. The reid technique of interviewing and interrogation. Includes a prohibition againts the use of force, mental torture, threats, insults, or exposure to unpleasant and inhumane treatment of any kind. Intelligence and controversial british interrogation.
Based on the report of the committee on armed services united. Us army course it0601 interrogation course questioning. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the program of systematic torture of detainees by the central intelligence agency, the defense intelligence agency and various components of the u. Treatment act of 2005, the only interrogation approaches and techniques that are authorized for use against any detainee, regardless of status. Agencys interrogation manual notes, maiming and bludgeoning a sub ject is often. Executive summary investigation of intelligence activities. The content of our instructional material has continued to develop and change over the years. Requirements of the detainee treatment act congressional research service 2 conventionsnamely, taliban fighters designated as unlawful combatants and members of al qaeda. Declassified army and cia manuals used in latin america. Police training in interviewing and interrogation methods. Reid and associates began developing interview and interrogation techniques in 1947. On april 28, 2005, defense secretary rumsfeld announced that the army would be revising the manual. Us army field manual scrutinized for potential interrogation.
In 2008, he worked extensively with the uk military and uk civilian police contingent in. Even though some of the techniques discussed herein may be used during. Treatment act of 2005, the only interrogation approaches and techniques that are authorized for use against any detainee, regardless of status or characterization, are those authorized and listed in this field manual. There was a never an administration that though it had too much power, and due process always seems a burden. These principles and techniques of interrogation are to be used within the constraints established by the following. Army field manual on interrogation2 to help clarify u. June 1995 subcourse overview this subcourse teaches the necessary fundamentals to enable the interrogator to break the enemy prisoner of war epw by using proper approach techniques. Army were authorized to use, in light of abuse cases that came up during abu graib and other places. Perspectives on enhanced interrogation techniques every crs.
It includes a discussion of various phases of an interroga tion, questioning techniques, and use of inter preters. He is a graduate of army command and general staff college and has had three active duty deployments, including two combat tours in iraq in 2003 and 2008. That said, there are a number of reasons to believe that the obama administrations interrogation policies have hampered or will hamper the fight against terrorism. The first part of this paper charts how the british developed this set of five interrogation techniques in response to the demand for intelligence, in circumstances in which interrogation can be the principal source of timely intelligence. Based on the report of the committee on armed services.
Interrogation techniques revealed by the united states law of war. Dod intelligence interrogations, detainee debriefings, and tactical questioning. This subcourse provides information on the proper use of questioning techniques during an interrogation in order to gain the maximum amount of enemy prisoner of war epwdetainee information in the minimum amount of. This history of the five techniques begins in kenya in 19534, during the first of twelve internal security operations 8 throughout which the techniques developed into an. Us army intelligence and interrogation handbook unep. Standard interrogation techniques sits were defined by cia. Nov 11, 20 in a january 2009 article at alternet i noted that rather than an alternative to torture, the army field manual eliminated some of the worst of the cias enhanced interrogation techniques, like waterboarding, only to take the standard operating procedure of camp delta at guantanamo bay and expand it all over the world. Dec 04, 2016 in addition, i even remember the army trying out a computer software program that allowed us to practice interrogation techniques to a virtual avatar, but graphics, recognition software and.
Approving exceptional interrogation techniques may be seen as giving official approval and legal sanction to the application of interrogation techniques that u. Army releases new interrogation manual article the united. Theories, principles, and realities of army interrogations. Examples of intelligence from actual interrogations i. The army field manual on human intelligence collector. Federation of american scientists science for a safer. Declassified army and cia manuals latin america working group. The contents of this manual deal primar ily with the techniques, principles, and proce dures of intelligence interrogation. The paper will discuss concurrent research of body language, facial expression and proxemics relative to the interview and interrogation process. Army and cia interrogation manuals military wiki fandom. May 19 9 7 subcourse overview this subcourse provides information on the proper use of questioning techniques during an interrogation in order to gain the maximum amount of enemy prisoner of war epwdetainee information in the minimum amount of time. The army field manual on human intelligence collector operations is intended to aid interrogators and provide guidelines on effective interrogation techniques that comply with. Interrogation techniques have been controversial in warfare throughout history.
Mi interrogation units are a proven and valued collection asset. Army produces various field manuals that set out rules and provide training material for army personnel. Dec 05, 2014 although the army field manual contains a number of express and implied protections to ensure that these techniques are not abused, for the reasons that follow, the committee is right to raise concerns about the continued authorization of physical separation and field expedient separation even while other enhanced interrogation techniques have. Enhanced interrogation techniques and the risk of physicians for. Us army interrogation course approaches it 0599 pdf. It was the basis for the initial interrogation techniques used at guantanamo. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib, authorized by officials of the george w. The us army field manual on interrogation, sometimes known by the military nomenclature fm 3452, is a 177page manual describing to military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with us and international law. These techniques were more aggressive than those authorized by the army field manual. Federation of american scientists science for a safer, more. Armed forces at black sites around the world, including bagram, guantanamo bay, and abu ghraib.
This question tracked interrogation approaches described in the army human intelligence collector operations field manual 25. The ar 156 found that the interrogation of this same high value detainee. Revision of the manual from the previous fm 3452 intelligence interrogation followed passage of a law in 2005, pressed by senator john mccain, that caused interrogation techniques not included in the manual to be considered illegal for the u. The ar 15 6 also found that the commander of jtf gtmo fail ed to monitor the interrogation of one high value detainee in late 2002. Human intelligence collector operations united states army. It provides general guidance for commanders, staff officers, and other personnel in the use of interrogation elements of army intelligence units. Interrogation, coercive persuasion and torture the interrogation of prisoners, especially political prisoners, is highly charged. Volume 193 fall 2007 psychological police interrogation.
Declassified army and cia manuals latin america working. Army fm 3452, intelligence interrogation1 is the armys standard for interrogation of. The reid technique of interviewing and interrogation is now the most widely used approach to question subjects in the world. On december 14, 2005, the new york times reported that the army field manual had been rewritten by the pentagon. United states army intelligence center fort huachuca, az 8566000. United states army intelligence center fort huachuca, az 8566000 2 credit hours edition date. Army fm 3452, intelligence interrogation 1 is the army s standard for interrogation of captured enemy personnel. Enhanced interrogation techniques or enhanced interrogation is a euphemism for the program of systematic torture of detainees by the central intelligence agency cia, the defense intelligence agency dia and various components of the u. Cj 397 introduction to security truth and lies operating definition of the truth. Interviewing and interrogation techniques lie deception.
In 2008, he worked extensively with the uk military and uk civilian police contingent in basra, iraq. The proponent of this publication is the us army intelligencecenter. Prisonerdetainee abuse and torture are to be avoided at all costs, in part. Interrogation techniques revealed by the united states. The revised manual would have spelled out more clearly which interrogation techniques were prohibited. It is not intended as a manual or practitioners guide. The manual gives instructions on a range of issues, such as the structure, planning and management of human intelligence operations, the debriefing of soldiers, and the analysis of known relationships and map data. The latest technologies high quality electronic pubs and forms view u. The army field manual on human intelligence collector operations. This report discusses the high regard the japanese placed on information gathered through interrogation of prisoners of war, the interrogation techniques used, and the types of information obtained. Jun 17, 2011 interview and interrogation simulations being developed for the united states army criminal investigation command usacidc military police investigators. The military services from joint staff air force, marine, and army express concerns about legality of techniques requested in the memorandum, concluding some could be construed as torture. Honorable member of the committee on the armed services. National distinguishing letters for use by nato forces, 2033 interrogation of prisoners of war, 2044 procedures for dealing with prisoners of war, and 2084 handling and reporting of captured enemy equipment and documents.
Yes we can, here are a few ways that interrogators will conduct official interrogations on terrorist detainees. Army da administrative publications and forms by the army publishing directorate apd. This manual provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures. Ju l y 2007 president bush signs executive order 440, which prohibits the cia from engaging in torture, as defined by the detainee treatment act of 2005, and willful and outrageous acts of personal abuse done beyond the bounds of human decency. The army field manual on human intelligence collector operations is intended to aid interrogators and provide guidelines on effective interrogation techniques that comply with international and u. At the operational level, ipb identifies the enemys. Manual sets forth basic principles of interrogation doctrine and procedures and techniques applicable to army intelligence interrogations. These principles and techniques of interrogation are to be used within the constraints. Some of the approaches and techniques authorized and listed in this field. Armed forces have heretofore been trained are unlawful. Pdf an empirical evaluation of intelligencegathering. That said, there are a number of reasons to believe that the obama administrations interrogation policies have hampered or. Police, army or intelligence personnel interviews for other uses see the hs.
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