On April 16, 2009, the Department of Justice released memos that had been prepared by Office of Legal Council attorneys Jay Bybee and Steven Bradbury as they assessed the CIA's "harsh interrogation techniques" between 2002 and 2005. Click on Read More to access the links to the four torture memos.

Liliana Segura posted on AlterNet an article “New Bush Torture Bombshell Memos: 10 Horrifying Discoveries” on April 17, 2009. She includes a summary of ten of the worst interrogation methods described in the torture memos. Click Read More to see her list.

1. Walling (Bybee memo, August 1, 2002)
2. The Facial (or Insult) Slap (Bybee memo, August 1, 2002)
3. Cramped Confinement & insects Placed In a Confinement Box (Bybee memo, August 1,  2002)
4. Dietary Manipulation (Bradbury memo, May 10, 2005)
5. Nudity (Bradury memo, May 10, 2005)
6. Abdominal Slap (Bradbury memo, May 10, 2005)
7. Water Dousing and "Flicking" (Bradbury memo, May 10, 2005)
8. Sleep Deprivation (more than 48 hours) (Bradbury memo, May 10, 2005)
9. Combination of Techniques (Bradbury memo, May 10, 2005)
10. Waterboarding (Bybee memo, August 1, 2002)

Click on the links below to read the four memos.

Jay Bybee, Assistant Attorney General, OLC, to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA, August 1, 2002.
Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA, May 10, 2005.
Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA, May 10, 2005.
Steven Bradbury, Acting Assistant Attorney General, OLC to John A. Rizzo, General Counsel CIA, May 30, 2005.

Click here for NRCAT’s press release on the Torture Memos.