Secret Justice Dept. Memos Effectively OK’d Torture
The New York Times has revealed the Justice Department under former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales issued a series of secret legal opinions effectively sanctioning the use of torture. The first opinion came shortly after Gonzales arrived in February 2005. Just months earlier the Justice Department had publicly declared torture “abhorrent.” But the secret opinion under Gonzales gave a green light to a series of harsh interrogation tactics including head-slapping, simulated drowning and frigid temperatures. At the time, outgoing deputy attorney general James Comey said the department would be “ashamed” when the opinion was publicly revealed. Less than one year later, the Justice Department issued another secret opinion declaring that no CIA techniques violated proposed laws banning “cruel, inhuman and degrading” treatment.
2007-10-05 01:18:13 · 6 answers · asked by Washington Irving 3 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
The New York Times also reports the harshness of the approved tactics was so unprecedented that agents in secret CIA prisons overseas repeatedly asked Washington lawyers what was allowed. New details have also come out about the interrogation of alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed. Insiders say Mohammed gave several “exaggerated or false statements” after some one hundred harsh tactics were used over a two-week period.
http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/10/04/1355205
2007-10-05 01:20:22 · update #1
I vote for not very bright. I have always marvelled at the fact that these folks do not seem to understand that human beings have a limit to what they will withstand and at some point will tell you just about anything just to make the "interrogation" stop. Thus, torture tactics set up a "self-fulfilling prophecy" for the interrogators. They begin "knowing" you know something and are keeping it from them. They torture you until you finally tell them what they "knew" you knew all along; and then they strut and puff out their chests confident in the fact that they were able to "get you to talk." Bizarre psychology.
2007-10-05 01:52:12 · answer #1 · answered by jurydoc 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well that's all three, and that's definately not justice.
Torture is used, yes, I'm against it, but I can stomach it and I know it's going on, that is how the system works. But that's for the military department.
The justice department doing that makes me sick.
2007-10-05 08:55:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually, the "torture" you talk about is quite humane compared to what many other countries use. I suppose we could just be cutting off the heads of our enemies and post it on YouTube for the world to see.
See, funny thing, they aren't going to just tell us what we need to know to keep the US safe.
Now, if you can pull yourself out of the New Lib Times for a minute and think for yourself, please tell me how we can get the info from these people.
2007-10-05 09:08:50 · answer #3 · answered by rayb1214 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Torture is used by every nation in every war. What do you want, polite questioning over a cup of tea? Get real.
2007-10-05 08:27:00 · answer #4 · answered by golden oldy 5 · 2⤊ 3⤋
I pick evil and not very bright. Psychotic gives them an out. They know exactly what they are doing. George orWell Bush.
2007-10-05 08:24:10 · answer #5 · answered by crocolyle10 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
I was really intrigued with your question untill I saw where your info was from..Get real!!!!
2007-10-05 08:39:49 · answer #6 · answered by Brett C 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋