Eng,
'Is the war still on?'
Well, given the coordinated mortar, rocket and RPG attacks on MND(SE) bases including Basra Airport and Al Amarah, the private armies marching out to fight, the VBIEDs, the small arms fire, the anti aircraft fire and the rest - I'd say yes.
British Forces treat captives with a respect and humanity that they know they would not receive if the tables were turned. That takes some discipline; clearly more than many US personnel are capable of.
And - interrogation techniques including psychological coercion? You'd get psychological coercion in a police interview back home!