Attention grasp Consists of grasping the individual's collar openings with both hands, in a controlled and quick motion, and in the same motion drawing him towards the interrogator.
Walling A flexible false wall is constructed. The individual is then placed with his heels touching the wall. The interrogator pulls the individual forward and then pushes him into the wall. It is the individual's shoulder blades that hit the wall. The head and neck are supported with a rolled hood or towel.
Facial hold This is used to hold the head immobile. One open palm is placed on either side of the individual's face. The fingertips are kept well away from the individual's eyes.
Facial slap The interrogator slaps the individual's face with fingers slightly spread. The hand makes contact with the area directly between the tip of the individual's chin and the bottom of the corresponding earlobe. The purpose is to induce shock, surprise, and/or humiliation.
Cramped confinement This involves the placement of the individual in a confined space in the dark. For the larger confined space, the individual can stand up or sit down; the smaller space is large enough for the subject to sit down. The duration of confinement varies, based on the size of the container.
Wall standing This is used to induce muscle fatigue. The individual stands about 1.2m to 1.5m from a wall, with his feet spread approximately to shoulder width. His arms are stretched out in front of him, with his fingers resting on the wall. His fingers support all of his body weight. The individual is not permitted to move or re-position his hands or feet.
Stress positions Two particular stress positions are sitting on the floor with legs extended straight out in front of him with his arms raised above his head; and kneeling on the floor while leaning back at a 45 degree angle.
Sleep deprivation Prisoners could be kept shackled in a standing position for as long as 180 hours. A dozen prisoners had been deprived of sleep for at least 48 hours, three for more than 96, and one for the nearly eight-day maximum stated on one memo.
Insects placed in a confinement box One Al-Qaeda operative, Abu Zubaydah, who had a fear of insects, was kept in a cramped confinement box with an insect. The memo tells the operatives: 'You would like to tell Zubaydah that you intend to place a stinging insect into the box with him. You would, however, place a harmless insect in the box.'
The waterboard The individual is bound securely to an inclined bench. A cloth is placed over the forehead and eyes. Water is then poured over the clothing (in) a controlled manner. As this is done, the cloth is lowered until it covers both the nose and mouth. This produces the perception of 'suffocation and incipient panic or the perception of drowning'.
