The report, issued at about the time the Abu Ghraib prison scandal broke, lists 10 techniques authorized in early 2002, including feigned drowning, that went beyond those used by the US military on prisoners of war.
While stopping short of labeling them as torture, the report drafted by CIA inspector-general John Helgerson said the techniques appeared to violate the international Convention Against Torture, according to current and former CIA officials who described the report for the daily.
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