By DAVID B. CARUSO
NEW YORK Jul 23, 2006 (AP)— The group Human Rights Watch said in a report released Sunday that U.S. military commanders encouraged abusive interrogations of detainees in Iraq, even after the Abu Ghraib prison scandal called attention to the issue in 2004.
Between 2003 and 2005, prisoners were routinely physically mistreated, deprived of sleep and exposed to extreme temperatures as part of the interrogation process, the report said.
"Soldiers were told that the Geneva Conventions did not apply, and that interrogators could use abusive techniques to get detainees to talk," wrote John Sifton, a senior researcher at Human Rights Watch.
The organization said it based its conclusion on interviews with military personnel and sworn statements in declassified documents.
A Pentagon spokesman, Cmdr. Greg Hicks, said he wasn't aware of the report, but noted the military is reviewing its procedures regarding detainees following a Supreme Court ruling that the
2006-07-23 07:48:43 · 7 answers · asked by cantcu 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Supreme Court ruling that the Geneva Conventions should apply in the conflict with al-Qaida.
The Bush administration had previously held that certain enemies, including terrorists, were illegal combatants and not protected by those rules.
The conventions prohibit "outrages upon personal dignity, in particular humiliating and degrading treatment."
A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it."
Source: Business Week Online, "A Gentleman's "C" for W," Richard S. Dunham, July 30, 2001
2006-07-23 07:52:50 · update #1
The worst atrocities in history have been perpetuated by those who were "just following orders."
It has to be an impossible position to be in. Taking the opposite stance to your peers, particularly when it may cost you your life or freedom, takes an act of rare courage. Most people never do it, even in civilian life. Maintaining a perspective on right and wrong in wartime must be even more difficult.
All the same, I have to believe, America must be held to a higher standard. If there is only one thing the Bush administration ever has to answer for, I hope it is the decision to drag our country's honor through the dirt.
2006-07-23 08:01:57 · answer #1 · answered by functionary01 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
im so sorry but this is so touching and mind bending that i cant bring myself to comment. but i thank you for the post something has to be done
2006-07-23 14:53:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It only works for close minded liberals who support breaking our laws.
2006-07-26 04:21:02 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
You think the terrorists wouldn't do worse to you?
2006-07-23 15:18:33 · answer #4 · answered by Black Sabbath 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who cares. They are terrorists that would kill you and your family in a heart beat.
2006-07-23 14:53:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jenny A 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They dont care about those people.
2006-07-23 14:52:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JENNY, YOU IGNORANT, HEARTLESS, WORTHLESS C/UNT. B*ITCH!
THERE...THATS WHAT I THINK YOU ARE.
2006-07-23 14:59:41 · answer #7 · answered by savio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋