Analysis: Where does torture end and moderate physical pressure begin?
Source: Jerusalem Post
The moderate physical pressure concept is a uniquely Israeli creation, essentially permitting aggressive interrogation in “ticking bomb” scenarios.
There actually is no exact agreement internationally about which interrogation techniques constitute torture, which are abuse but short of torture, which are just degrading- distasteful, which are necessary and which meet the “moderate physical pressure” concept.
The moderate physical pressure concept is a uniquely Israeli creation, essentially permitting aggressive interrogation in “ticking bomb” scenarios.
Generally speaking, some countries, like the United States and Israel, have taken a more permissive approach to allowing aggressive interrogations in the post-September 11, 2001 era.
However, Israel is limited by a 1999 High Court of Justice ruling and later rulings banning torture and specific tactics, and the US is more recently limited by various presidential orders and the recent McCain-Feingold legislation.
Read more: http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Analysis-Where-does-torture-end-and-moderate-physical-pressure-begin-438395
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