Guantanamo 'leaves mental scars'

[DoYouEverWonder]

4 February, 2005

Detainees in US custody at Guantanamo Bay risk developing "irreversible psychiatric symptoms", UN human rights investigators have warned.

They argue conditions at the prison - especially long-term solitary detention - may endanger inmates' mental health.

The six experts noted certain positive moves at Guantanamo in 2004, including some detainees' release, but said these failed to dispel "serious concerns".

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It expressed concern the US had done too little to respond to claims of "inhuman and degrading treatment" at the camp, particularly with regard to interrogation methods.

As a result, the investigators said, the US government risked doing more harm than good in the fight against global terror by failing to uphold basic legal rights.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/4237009.stm

[realFedUp]

1. not to mention the huge chasm across the heart of the Constitution

[HuckleB]

2. Indeed. And they will likely receive little to no help either.

We've created the perfect conditions for PTSD, not to mention creating stressors that could bring out other psychiatric illnesses in those who may be genetically predisposed. We owe them a lifetime of assistance.

[DELUSIONAL]

3. According to the new AG Gonzales -- this isn't torture

they survived.

Rice and Gonzales -- what a pair of idiots.

See the US policy administered by this pair isn't racist -- because these two are not white.

Ah -- but these two are called Oreo or coconuts -- dark on the outside but white on the inside.

[Trillo]

4. Under certain conditions "survival" is inhumane.

It's my belief that sometimes it's much better to have a quick death, than to have to years of life with unjust memories.

But aren't "unjust memories" profitable for the psychiatric industry?

[thecai]

5. The SHU Syndrome

Read about psychological effects of prolonged isolation on "The Shu Syndrome" link on this website:
http://hometown.aol.com/sonrisepark/myhomepage/politics.html

[struggle4progress]

6. kick