2007-12-05 05:06:55 · 12 answers · asked by beast 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Safe and true. Fish rots from the head down. Cheney gave Bush the order and Bush passed it down. Wouldn't it be nice to have a TV special with someone taking Bush for a water board ride?
2007-12-05 05:10:44 · answer #1 · answered by toetagme 6 · 4⤊ 3⤋
Not according to their Court Marshals. No evidence was introduced either by the prosecution or defence that suggested that.
But there will probably be some who will believe the ones Court Marshaled were ordered by high up to torture. But then there are some who believe 911 was done by the US Government just to start a war, we didn't really land on the moon, the earth is flat, and Elvis isn't dead just in hiding.
2007-12-05 05:24:33 · answer #2 · answered by namsaev 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The answer is "NO". 'Torture' is a clear, direct violation of the Laws of Armed Conflict. They were NOT 'ordered' to 'do' anything: the spooks simply led them to believe that what they were doing wasn't going to get them into trouble. So far, the General in charge of the prison itself has been demoted and forced to retire and a hand full of enlisted men and a woman have been courts marshaled. The General claimed that the [spooks] were responsible for that area of the prison, not her but she was held responsible. Other than her, no one higher in rank than Sergent First Class has had anything done to them over this incident. And they never will.
2007-12-05 05:27:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Firstly I have a problem with your definition of torture, what they done wasn't even a patch on the @$$ of how our troops are treated when captured, however,
No I don't believe they had orders, but I do believe that it was acceptable, all the way from the top down to the poor soldiers who were used as scapegoats.
God Bless our troops.
2007-12-05 05:24:12 · answer #4 · answered by ~Celtic~Saltire~ 5 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Oh yes. it is safe to say... and the orders came straight from the White House.. you can bet on that.
2007-12-05 05:34:32 · answer #5 · answered by Debra H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Dpends on if you consider what happened in Abu Garib " torture"
2007-12-05 05:17:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, not at all.
Whatever went on there - whatever you want to call it (I'd say abuse, not torture) was NOT approved by higher-ups.
If it had been, why was it the military that brought this to light, and why was it prosecuted?
2007-12-05 05:17:42 · answer #7 · answered by American citizen and taxpayer 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
No, but it's a good bet that the officers that didn't get punished for it knew it was happening.
2007-12-05 05:14:02 · answer #8 · answered by DOOM 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You're joking right? You might wanna read that question again and really think about it.
2007-12-05 05:11:32 · answer #9 · answered by ppkoo7 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
yes it is.
2007-12-05 06:15:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋