“ Level III techniques will almost certainly result in any statements obtained being declared as coerced and involuntary, and therefore inadmissible.
— USAF
Over the objections of the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Air Force and the Criminal Investigation Task Force, Haynes recommended that the “aggressive technique” be approved without further investigation.
He testified that Wolfowitz, Feith and Myers concurred.
On December 2, 2002 Rumsfeld approved Haynes’ recommendation with the famous comment “I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to 4 hours?”
Jane Hamsher, the Huffington Post.
Over the objections of the Army, the Navy, the Marines, the Air Force and the Criminal Investigation Task Force, Haynes recommended that the “aggressive technique” be approved without further investigation.
He testified that Wolfowitz, Feith and Myers concurred.
On December 2, 2002 Rumsfeld approved Haynes’ recommendation with the famous comment “I stand for 8-10 hours a day. Why is standing limited to 4 hours?”
Jane Hamsher, the Huffington Post.
