Enhanced interrogation techniques

Enhanced interrogation techniques or alternative set of procedures were terms adopted by the George W. Bush administration in the United States to describe interrogation methods used by US military intelligence and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to extract information from individuals captured in the War on Terror after the September 11 attacks in 2001.

The Obama administration in 2009 stated it would abide by the Geneva Convention and described some of the techniques as torture.

Central Intelligence Agency

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According to ABC News, former and current CIA officials have come forward to reveal details of interrogation techniques authorized in the CIA. These include:

1. Waterboarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet......
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