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| Bush bans terror suspect torture | Bush bans terror suspect torture |
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| US President George W Bush has signed an executive order on how terrorist suspects should be treated. | US President George W Bush has signed an executive order on how terrorist suspects should be treated. |
| It bans cruel and inhumane treatment of any suspects detained and interrogated by the US authorities, and describes acts of torture as intolerable. | |
| These include sexual acts or attacks on the detainee's religious beliefs. | These include sexual acts or attacks on the detainee's religious beliefs. |
| However, the White House would not reveal if all controversial interrogation procedures would be barred under the new guidelines. | However, the White House would not reveal if all controversial interrogation procedures would be barred under the new guidelines. |
| The US has been criticised by human rights groups over interrogation techniques such as "waterboarding", in which prisoners are strapped to a plank over water and made to fear that they will drown. | The US has been criticised by human rights groups over interrogation techniques such as "waterboarding", in which prisoners are strapped to a plank over water and made to fear that they will drown. |
| Critics have also complained that the CIA has run secret prisons and has flown prisoners to third countries for torture. | Critics have also complained that the CIA has run secret prisons and has flown prisoners to third countries for torture. |
| The White House declined to say whether the CIA currently had a detention and interrogation programme, but said that if it did, it had to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the executive order so CIA officers were not put in legal jeopardy. | The White House declined to say whether the CIA currently had a detention and interrogation programme, but said that if it did, it had to adhere to the guidelines outlined in the executive order so CIA officers were not put in legal jeopardy. |