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Sara Beverley Donating Member (989 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 09:49 PM
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So, US planned torture before it had prisoners to torture?
http://www.iht.com/bin/print_ipub.php?file=/articles/2004/12/21/news/edpfaff.html

What a story.
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DireStrike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 09:51 PM
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1. I don't want to even think about this.
I can't believe I don't have a passport yet. I really need to get that done.
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cronincal Donating Member (17 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 09:55 PM
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2. i think
it will be an accumulation of this type of anti-american action (creating a department of torture) that will bring down bush's administration. from the bottom, like nixon. i guess that is how presidents have to fall in america.
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:56 PM
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5. Hi cronincal, welcome to DU!
:hi:
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StephanieMarie Donating Member (642 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:28 PM
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3. That article turned my stomach. n/t
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 10:51 PM
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4. Truth Serums and Torture (June 2002)
http://www.consortiumnews.com/2002/060402a.html

School of Americas manual
http://www.mediafilter.org/caq/caq61/CAQ61manual.html

KUBARK/CIA interrogation manual, obtained under a FOIA lawsuit by The Baltimore Sun 1997
http://web.archive.org/web/20011031152042/www.parascope.com/articles/0397/kubarkin.htm

America has always had prisoners to torture, Sara. It's policy now with BFEE.

Torture Can Be Used to Detain U.S. Enemies
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-4650168,00.html
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bobthedrummer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Dec-22-04 11:46 PM
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6. Wikipedia: Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse link (caution-morbid pictures)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Ghraib_prisoner_abuse
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