Depriving someone of sleep, as stated in the posted article, is not a form of torture. It's a form of interrogation. A prisoner's comfort is not the captor's primary concern, whereas information he would divulge for some small relief is.

You see, I can argue against un-referenced statements all day long, but I have a more difficult time of it if a link was provided. Do interrogators sometimes become overzealous in their job? Yes, sure they do, and measures would be taken against the interrogator. Is there a policy that Israel goes by that allows for the torture of national prisoners and, for want of a better term, POWs? “He said-she said” is not evidence. If it were, the good ol’ U. S. of A. would be in a world of hurt right now.

Dan