JAG Hunter bullet: Did Lt. Col. Allen West know about these SECDEF approved interrogation techniques when faced with court-martial, forced separation, and lost retirement benefits 120 days before he hit 20-years service?

Rumsfeld OK'd harsh treatment

John Diamond
USAToday

The documents reveal Bush, senior administration officials and hard-pressed commanders in the field grappling with the need to extract information about future terror attacks from suspects skilled at defeating many interrogation techniques.