ACLU: President authorized interrogation
Washington, DC, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- An FBI document suggests the president authorized inhumane interrogation methods against Iraqi detainees, the American Civil Liberties Union said Monday.
The document is among those obtained from the government by the ACLU in a Freedom of Information Act suit in New York.
A two-page FBI e-mail refers to "a presidential executive order," and contends President Bush directly authorized interrogation techniques that included sleep deprivation, stress positions, the use of military dogs and "sensory deprivation through the use of hoods, etc.," The ACLU said.
The FBI e-mail was sent in May 2004 from "On Scene Commander -- Baghdad" to senior FBI officials.
The techniques are "beyond the bounds of FBI practice but within the parameters of the executive order ..." The e-mail said some FBI personnel witnessed the use of the techniques, but did not participate.
The e-mail was among a number released by the ACLU Monday




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