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[kandrathe]

I had a look at that:

A bit more digging revealed:

You can find a more indepth look at how the reservations work out here (not an impartial site, then again this discussion hasn't been so either).

But basically the message is: The US doesn't consider much, if anything, torture if information can be gained.

Well, you missed section 1002...

SEC. 1002. UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR THE INTERROGATION OF PERSONS UNDER THE DETENTION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
( a ) In General- No person in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense or under detention in a Department of Defense facility shall be subject to any treatment or technique of interrogation not authorized by and listed in the United States Army Field Manual on Intelligence Interrogation.
( b ) Applicability- Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any person in the custody or under the effective control of the Department of Defense pursuant to a criminal law or immigration law of the United States.
( c ) Construction- Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the rights under the United States Constitution of any person in the custody or under the physical jurisdiction of the United States.

And here is the Field Manual 34-54 on Intelligence Interrogation. Section ( a ) requires that the Army Field Manual govern the treatment of persons captured, and that says, if you check on pages 1-8 through 1-10, that every person captured must be treated as a Prisoner of War, until the they are detained and their status is changed. Section ( b ) rescinds ( a ) for prisoners who are wanted, or held and are subject to criminal law or immigration law. Section ( c ) holds that this Act is subservient to the Constitution and does not affect it or anyone protected by it.