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Bush bans terror suspect torture
A Guantanamo detainee is escorted by US military personnel at Guantanamo Bay (file photo)
The US has been criticised over its interrogation techniques
US President George W Bush has signed an executive order on how terrorist suspects should be treated.
It bans cruel and inhumane treatment of any suspects detained and interrogated by the US authorities, and describes acts of torture as intolerable.

These include sexual acts or attacks on the detainee's religious beliefs.

However, the White House would not reveal if all controversial interrogation procedures would be barred under the new guidelines.