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Friday, April 18, 2008

signed, sealed and delivered

the right for OUR people to torture THEIR people
remember, we're NOT animals. we're NOT savages.
(think how you'd feel if those being tortured were YOUR sons and daughters)
US Special Forces Doused Detainees with cold water and sent them out into freezing cold to die...
....................Special Operations officers in Gardez admitted to using what are known as Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (SERE) techniques, which for decades American service members experienced as training to prepare for the brutal treatment they might face if captured.
Today’s documents reveal charges that Special Forces beat, burned, and doused eight prisoners with cold water before sending them into freezing weather conditions. One of the eight prisoners, Jamal Naseer, died in U.S. custody in March 2003. In late 2004, the military opened a criminal investigation into charges of torture at Gardez. Despite numerous witness statements describing the evidence of torture, the military’s investigation concluded that the charges of torture were unsupported. It also concluded that Naseer’s death was the result of a “stomach ailment,” even though no autopsy had been conducted in his case. Documents uncovered today also refer to sodomy committed by prison guards; the victims’ identities are redacted.
“These documents raise serious questions about the adequacy of the military’s investigations into prisoner abuse,” added Singh. .................

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I went through SERE's camp while in the military. I'm not confused about what torture is.

Unknown said...

i'm a civilian and i know what torture is as well. but we're just sitting here talking about it and people that CAN make a difference are not DOING anything about it (including those responsible be brought up on charges and punished accordingly AND demanding an IMMEDIATE HALT to this shite)