(Just) Six of the CIA's Interrogation Techniques

But where are "Create Pyramid With Hoods, Whips and Chains" or "Threaten Broom Handle Sodomy" and the ever popular "Lie In Excrement" or "Hang From Cuffs Until Dead"?

News report details CIA's harsh interrogation techniques: "The officials described six 'Enhanced Interrogation Techniques, ' which they said were used on a dozen top al Qaida targets incarcerated in isolation at secret locations on military bases in regions from Asia to Eastern Europe.

By 'Long Time Standing,' the technique described as among the most effective, prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.

In 'Cold Cell,' the prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 10 degrees Celsius, and throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.

By 'Water Boarding,' the prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. The prisoner begins to gag and fearing he is to be drowned, pleas to confess, according to the report.

The other techniques are 'Belly Slap' -- a hard open-handed slap to the stomach; 'Attention Grab' -- the interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him; and 'Attention Slap' - an open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.

In one case, a prisoner was left to stand naked throughout the harsh Afghanistan night after being doused with cold water, and died of hypothermia, the report said."