Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld ignored the serious legal and ethical red flags raised by military lawyers, and granted blanket authority for use of Category I and II of coercive SERE tactics in detainee interrogations. Category III, which includes waterboarding was not included at this time. The secret JTF GTMO ‘SERE’ Interrogation Standard Operating Procedure … Continue reading Dec. 2, 2002: Rumsfeld approved GTMO “Sere” Interrogation Standard Operating Procedure