i heard congressman mcgovern on npr the other day

and had not realized the united states knew about these torture tapes LONG ago (under king george of course) and BURIED THEM

i'm not surprised. i'm really not. king george authorized torture, so what's the big deal with a uae prince torturing?

glenn greenwald in salon sets us straight: like how can we complain when we fucking did it too and destroyed the torture tapes, destroyed the people we tortured, denied torturing them, didn't bring them to trial, didn't compensate them, dumped some of them and are still keeping some of them locked up.

fuck the uae, fuck us for allowing what happened to happen THERE AND EVEN MORE SO HERE

UAE "torture" scandal and cover-up sparks outrage in the U.S.

As more videotapes emerge documenting the torture inflicted on numerous victims by Sheikh Issa bin Zayed al-Nahyan, a prince of the United Arab Emirates, the controversy is beginning to jeopardize the UAE's relationship with the United States, a country that absolutely loathes torture and demands real accountability for those who do it:

"I have more than two hours of video footage showing Sheikh Issa's involvement in the torture of more than 25 people," wrote Texas-based lawyer Anthony Buzbee in a letter obtained by the Observer.

The news of more torture videos involving Issa is another huge blow to the international image of the UAE . ......