A deaf ear was turned to those attempting to stop U.S. torture
another good news/bad news story... the good news is that it's somewhat comforting to know that there were at least some people out there trying to salvage the principles our country supposedly holds dear... the bad news is that it didn't work...
the even worse news is that january 2002 is a mere few months removed from 9/11, which means the u.s. use of torture-based interrogation techniques started immediately and had probably been part of the plan from the get-go... so, we now have a continuous record of over five years of criminal behavior... lovely... Submit To Propeller
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In extensive interviews with MSNBC.com, former leaders of the Defense Department’s Criminal Investigation Task Force said they repeatedly warned senior Pentagon officials beginning in early 2002 that the harsh interrogation techniques used by a separate intelligence team would not produce reliable information, could constitute war crimes, and would embarrass the nation when they became public knowledge.
The investigators say their warnings began almost from the moment their agents got involved at the Guantanamo prison camp, in January 2002. When they could not prevent the harsh interrogations and humiliation of detainees at Guantanamo, they say, they tried in 2003 to stop the spread of those tactics to Iraq, where abuses at Abu Ghraib prison triggered worldwide outrage with the publishing of graphic photos in April 2004.
the even worse news is that january 2002 is a mere few months removed from 9/11, which means the u.s. use of torture-based interrogation techniques started immediately and had probably been part of the plan from the get-go... so, we now have a continuous record of over five years of criminal behavior... lovely... Submit To Propeller
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posted by profmarcus at
10/24/2006
