It 0606 us army interrogation operations internet archive. This manual presents the fundamentals, procedures, and techniques for instrument flying and air navigation. The intelligence bill would limit cia interrogators to the 19 techniques allowed for use by military questioners. Basic field manual military police this manual supersedes basic field manual, volume ix, december 31, 1937. Jun 16, 2015 the army field manual does allow interrogation methods such as stress positions and sleep deprivation that are cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment,according to a group of medical ethicists who wrote to the obama administration calling for changes to the manual in 20. Bbc news americas the obama approach to interrogation. Army releases new interrogation manual article the. In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation the. New field manual focuses on training foreign forces article.
In fact, the april 2006 national intelligence estimate. The army field manual does allow interrogation methods such as stress positions and sleep. It provides an authoritative guide for leaders and soldiers, while allowing freedom to adapt to circumstances. Interrogation techniques revealed by the united states. Army tactics field manual by department of the army. May 06, 2009 washington army news service, may 6, 2009 the army released a new field manual this week providing guidance on training security forces of other nations, fm 307. Jan 26, 2009 the army field manual department of the army september 2006. On his second day as president, barack obama ordered the agency to use the army field manual as its interrogation playbook. The army field manual comes nowhere near the legal line of what you can do in an interrogation and therefore ties the hands of cia interrogators unnecessarily. The other 18 are various forms of psychological interrogation. In the second tier we have selfesteem, confidence, achievement, respect of others and respect by others. Jan 22, 2009 the latest field manual interrogation procedures, issued in late 2006, clarified the rules approved by the bush administration and other techniques that were available to interrogators and set a. Human intelligence collector operations open pdf 5 mb this manual provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the employment of human intelligent humint collection and analytical assets in support of the commanders intelligence needs. Intelligence science board 2006 human rights library.
Fast, who commands the armys intelligence center at fort huachuca, ariz. They contain detailed information and howtos for procedures important to soldiers serving in the field. The library of congress through the federal research division provides customized research and analytical services on foreign and domestic topics to united states government and district of. President obamas decision to ban enhanced interrogation techniques in favor of the army field manual guideline got me thinking about just what types of information extraction strategies. The authors of the 2006 army field manual presented their work as reform, and at first thats what many believed. Dec, 2014 the army field manuals list contains 19 techniques. They are usually available to the public at low cost or free electronically.
Field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny. General john kimmons, on september 6th, 2006, when the most recent revision of the dod most recent field manual for interrogators was released. Washington army news service, may 6, 2009 the army released a new field manual this week providing guidance on training security forces of. Apr 28, 2009 on his second day as president, barack obama ordered the agency to use the army field manual as its interrogation playbook. Army field support brigade tactics, techniques, and procedures. The revised army field manual section on interrogations approves 19 interrogation techniques, including 16 practices adopted from the previous manual. On the second day of his presidency, barack obama wanted to send a clear message. The techniques for interrogation were promulgated in army field manuals, such as fm 3452. The latest field manual interrogation procedures, issued in late 2006, clarified the rules approved by the bush administration and other techniques that were available to. Army fm 3452, intelligence interrogation 1 is the armys standard for interrogation of captured enemy personnel. Section 820 of this field manual 26 lists specific approaches that military interrogators should use when attempting to induce cooperation in an interrogation subject. Science and art, defense college interrogation manual, 2006 aug. In new manual, army limits tactics in interrogation the new. This edition of the us army leadership field manual fm 22100 establishes a unified leadership theory for all army leaders based on the army leadership framework and three leadership levels.
The military police consists of personnel authorized to a commander to assist him in the enforcement of laws, regulations, and orders, and for other purposes as. The largest and most newsworthy section of the document details procedures for the screening and interrogation of prisoners of war and unlawf. Only one of which, separation, is an overtly physical tactic. In november 2003, terry ford, the army assistant chiefof stafffor. The army field manual covers all the armed services, except the. General fast served in iraq from july 2003 to june 2004 as the. The manual, originally written for cold war prisoners but updated in 2006, states that no detainee, regardless of nationality or physical location, shall be subject to cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or. The army field manual department of the army september 2006. The pentagon is now changing the 1992 army field manual rules for interrogation of prisoners, with the intent to cover this administrations criminal violations of it.
The library of congress through the federal research division provides customized research and analytical services on foreign and domestic topics to united states government and district of columbia agencies on a costrecovery basis. The united states army field manual on interrogation instructs military interrogators how to conduct effective interrogations while conforming with u. Jan 29, 2009 the army field manual comes nowhere near the legal line of what you can do in an interrogation and therefore ties the hands of cia interrogators unnecessarily. At the operational level, ipb identifies the enemys tions. Army releases new interrogation manual article the united. I got it to lend some reality to scenes in a story i was writing, but will have only marginal value. Specifically, it defines and discusses army values and leader attributes. Fm2223 us army field manual on interrogation as of 2006 09. An executive order signed by obama now requires that interrogations of anyone in u. The army field manuals list contains 19 techniques.
This manual applies to the active army, the army national guardarmy national. Pdf an empirical evaluation of intelligencegathering. Regulation 2536, the doctrine in this field manual is not policy in and of itself, but is a body of thought on how army forces operate. It outlines the interrogators role within the greater intelligence effort as well as the units daytoday operations, and includes details on how. This question tracked interrogation approaches described in the army human intelligence collector operations field manual 25. If the army field manual is going to be the reference standard for us interrogation policy, then it needs to be retooled and excised of provisions like appendix m and others that are glaring. Army announced the publication of field manual fm 222. Army announced the publication of field manual fm 2. Sep 06, 2006 pentagon changes army field manual governing interrogation of prisoners this nest of american traitors is in deep, deep trouble. Fm2223 us army field manual on interrogation as of 200609.
Army intelligence and interrogation handbook provides doctrinal guidance, techniques, and procedures governing the use of interrogators as human intelligence collection agents in support of a commanders intelligence needs. Appendix m authorizes what it calls separation, which involves physically separating. Human intelligence collector operations open pdf 5 mb. Army field manuals, war departmentdepartment of the army pamphlets. It includes purpose of this chapter is to define the interrogation information on the various levels of. Dec 05, 2014 in particular, the committee urged the united states to reconsider whether the techniques authorized in appendix m of the army field manual on human intelligence collector operations fm 222. The us army field manual on interrogation, sometimes known by the military nomenclature fm 3452, is a 177page manual describing to military interrogators. The manual gives instructions on a range of issues, such as the structure, planning and management of human intelligence operations, the debriefing of soldiers, and the analysis of known relationships and map data. Although the army field manual contains a number of express and. September 6, 2006 the department of defense releases a longawaited manual covering treatment of prisoners during interrogation. Fast, who commands the army s intelligence center at fort huachuca, ariz. United states army field manual on interrogation wikialpha. Bush said he wants any measure to include mccains 2005 proposal, which would have required american troops to follow interrogation standards set. It is based on lessons learned from previous counterinsurgencies and contemporary operations.
Counterinsurgency open pdf 14 mb this field manualmarine corps warfighting publication establishes doctrine fundamental principles for military operations in a counterinsurgency coin environment. Its worth a read just to realize how important assumptions can be in determining interrogation methods. It was the basis for the initial interrogation techniques used at guantanamo. Army field manuals, war departmentdepartment of the. Unless i enlarge my plot to include the impact of the wrong manual, of course. Although this report will discuss interrogation tactics that have been roundly. But rear admiral guter argues that it cant be the policy of the us to have more than one interrogation regime. A careful reading of the kubark manual is essential for anyone involved in interrogation, if perhaps for. Top ten army field manual interrogation guidelines white. Pentagon changes army field manual governing interrogation of prisoners this nest of american traitors is in deep, deep trouble. Army intelligence and interrogation handbook us army. Field manual 3452 headquarters department of the anny washington.
Even today, appendix m is represented as a single technique. United states army field manuals are published by the united states army s army publishing directorate. The measure would also require that the army field manual be updated every three years so that it is consistent with us law and reflects current evidencebased best practices for interrogation designed to elicit reliable and voluntary statements that do not involve the use or threat of force. However, there remain concerns that the field manual may fail to prevent the. Pentagon changes army field manual governing interrogation.
Interrogations must follow army field manual along with the order to shut down the guantanamo detention camp, president obama put a stop to. Sixteen of the manuals 19 interrogation techniques were. Jan 23, 2009 interrogations must follow army field manual along with the order to shut down the guantanamo detention camp, president obama put a stop to the cias use of extreme interrogation techniques on. It outlines the interrogators role within the greater intelligence effort as well as the units daytoday. New field manual focuses on training foreign forces. Pentagon changes army field manual governing interrogation of. In particular, the committee urged the united states to reconsider whether the techniques authorized in appendix m of the army field manual on human intelligence collector operations fm 222. As of 27 july 2007, some 542 field manuals were in use. Sep 07, 2006 the revised army field manual section on interrogations approves 19 interrogation techniques, including 16 practices adopted from the previous manual.
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