U.S. in violation of Geneva convention?
Michael Kalus
mkalus at thedarkerside.to
Wed Dec 17 12:21:07 PST 2003
Tyler Durden wrote:
> "Later today, a source close to the interrogation said that Saddam
> would be
> subjected to stress and sleep deprivation. Basically, teams of
> interrogators will ask questions over and over again, and no one will get
> any rest until answers are provided."
>
> At least here in NYC local news, it's common to hear newsmaggots
> issuing leadins such as, "Will the CIA be able to make Saddam talk?"
> and so on. I think this implies the "obvious", but it's an obvious
> that should be stated: The US public basically now generally knows
> that some forms of extreme measures are being applied to prisoners and
> detainees, and we're willing to look the other way. After all, 9/11
> proves "they" (picture a cluster of darkish-skinned turbanned men
> wearing fatigues and huddling in caves) are out to take away our
> freedoms. so why shouldn't we do the same thing to them?
I'll take it that was a rhetoric question but:
"Eye for an Eye and the world goes blind."
Michael
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