"The government's treatment of Mr. Padilla has robbed him of his personhood."

this isn't the kind of p.r. the bush administration needs right now, but, nevertheless, we desperately need to see the reality of the horrors that have been unleashed by the criminals sitting in the white house...

Still video images of alleged terror operative Jose Padilla in chains and wearing headphones and blacked-out goggles demonstrate the harsh tactics used by U.S. interrogators while he was in military custody as an "enemy combatant," his lawyers said in court papers.

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"The extended torture visited upon Mr. Padilla has left him damaged, both mentally and physically," Padilla lawyer Orlando do Campo said in one court filing. "The government's treatment of Mr. Padilla has robbed him of his personhood."

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Padilla claims, among other things, that he was forced to stand in painful stress positions, given LSD or some other drug as a "truth serum," subjected to loud noises and noxious odors and forced to endure sleep deprivation, extreme heat and cold, and harsh lights.

Federal prosecutors and Pentagon officials have repeatedly denied that Padilla was tortured, contending in their own court filings that he was humanely treated and that the tactics used were for "safety and security" reasons.

let's take a moment, shall we, and put ourselves in this guy's shoes... even without physical abuse, can you imagine being taken from place to place in the manner shown in the picture...? no wonder his attorney claims he has been "robbed of his personhood..." his guilt or innocence notwithstanding, human beings must not be treated this way...

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