Hi Hawkmoon; Re: "There is a very fine line between inducing "stress" in a prisoner in hopes of breaking them, and using torture."
BS. There is no "fine line". Prisoners are only required to give their name, rank, and serial number. Both mental and physical torture is explicitly forbidden, even for extraction of name, rank and serial number:
Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War of August 12, 1949
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Part III. Captivity
Section I. Beginning of Captivity
Article 17 [Questioning of Prisoners]
Every prisoner of war, when questioned on the subject, is bound to give only his surname, first names and rank, date of birth, and army, regimental, personal or serial number, or failing this, equivalent information.
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No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind.
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