Executive order on torture

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I was chastized for the content of the May 8 post. I believe that the feeling was that our current president was going to go strictly by the book, as he promised.

As my chairman used to say, "Maturity is a slow process."

It is all there in Obama's Executive Order abolishing torture (its not too long).

Torture is forbidden. You can see for yourself.

Be careful to note section 5 wherein is created the Special Task Force on Interrogations and Transfer Policies Issues to consider whether the Army Field Manual is sufficient in all cases.

The Special Task Force made a report can be seen at the DOJ website here.
Notice in particular under
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interrogations:
After extensively consulting with representatives of the Armed Forces, the relevant agencies in the Intelligence Community, and some of the nation’s most experienced and skilled interrogators, the Task Force concluded that the Army Field Manual provides appropriate guidance on interrogation for military interrogators and that no additional or different guidance was necessary for other agencies. These conclusions rested on the Task Force’s unanimous assessment, including that of the Intelligence Community, that the practices and techniques identified by the Army Field Manual or currently used by law enforcement provide adequate and effective means of conducting interrogations.

The Task Force concluded, however, that the United States could improve its ability to interrogate the most dangerous terrorists by forming a specialized interrogation group, or High-Value Detainee Interrogation Group (HIG), that would bring together the most effective and experienced interrogators and support personnel from across the Intelligence Community, the Department of Defense and law enforcement. The creation of the HIG would build upon a proposal developed by the Intelligence Science Board.
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