] US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved the use of
] "harsh" interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay,
] including stripping detainees naked, making them hold
] "stress" positions and depriving them of sleep, a
] Pentagon official has confirmed.
]
]
] Stephen Cambone, the under-secretary of defence for
] intelligence, also said severe interrogation techniques,
] including the use of dogs to intimidate prisoners, had
] been approved by military commanders in Iraq.