oddly, this didn't come out before the election. imagine that. to quote pleomastic, *spit*.

pleonastic: a few bad apples?

to quote the image that zie has pasted in there:

This instruction begs the question of what constitutes "abuse". We assume this does not include lawful interrogation techniques authorized by Executive Order. We are aware that prior to a revision in policy last week, an Executive Order signed by President Bush authorized the following interrogation techniques, among others sleep "management", use of MWDs (military working dogs), "stress positions" such as half squats, "environmental manipulation" such as the use of loud music, sensory deprivation through the use of hoods, etc. We assume the OGC instruction does not include the reporting of these authorized interrogation techniques and that the use of these techniques does not constitute "abuse".

bolding mine.