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Transcript: Interrogations Must Follow Army Field Manual
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- January 23, 2009
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RENEE MONTAGNE
NPR Morning Edition
01-23-2009
Interrogations Must Follow Army Field Manual
Host: RENEE MONTAGNE
Time 11:00 AM-12:00 PM
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RENEE MONTAGNE, host:
President Obama not only ordered that the Guantanamo prison be closed, he also put a halt to the CIA's use of extreme interrogation techniques on suspected terrorists. His order requires U.S. intelligence agencies to abide by the guidelines laid down in the Army Field Manual. Mr. Obama had promised throughout his campaign to put an end to any practices that resemble torture. Still, his move left some questions unanswered, as NPR's Tom Gjelten reports.
TOM GJELTEN: Since his election, Barack Obama has made moves to show he's ...