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Related: About this forumGuantanamo detainee sues Obama over 'medieval' torture methods
RT ·Published on Mar 30, 2014
A Yemeni inmate at Guantanamo Bay has introduced a landmark lawsuit challenging the practice of force-feeding at the US military prison camp. The case represents the first time a US court will hear allegations of detainee abuse at Gitmo - READ MORE http://on.rt.com/c8f935
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Guantanamo detainee sues Obama over 'medieval' torture methods (Original Post)
DeSwiss
Mar 2014
OP
Well, a form of waterboarding was one of the three approved interrogation methods...
malthaussen
Mar 2014
#3
lsewpershad
(2,620 posts)1. But
We do not torture.
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)2. Yeah.....
...I'd heard that.
''All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force.'' ~George Orwell
malthaussen
(17,175 posts)3. Well, a form of waterboarding was one of the three approved interrogation methods...
... of the Inquisition. As I recall, they didn't call it torture either.
-- Mal
zeemike
(18,998 posts)4. We did call it torture when the Japanese did it to our soldiers.
and we hung them for it...so I guess it is not so bad if we do it.
MindMover
(5,016 posts)5. RT anchor quits on air ....
DeSwiss
(27,137 posts)6. No lying-ass war-mongering MSM anchor quits on-air.
[center]THERE"S NO VIDEO OF IT BECAUSE IT NEVER HAPPENS.[/center]
MindMover
(5,016 posts)7. we believe the lies ...
Mr_Jefferson_24
(8,559 posts)8. K&R.