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Former Iraq Interrogator confirms routine torture.

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout: Debate & Discussion' started by blackfish1, Nov 30, 2005.

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    http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/torture/interviews/lagouranis.html


    Right from the horse's mouth. Oh, the noble US military.

    Blackfish

    Nice quote: "Well hypothermia was a widespread technique. I haven't heard a lot of people talking about that, and I never saw anything in writing prohibiting it or making it illegal. But almost everyone was using it when they had a chance, when the weather permitted. Or some people, the Navy SEALs, for instance, were using just ice water to lower the body temperature of the prisoner. They would take his rectal temperature to make sure he didn't die; they would keep him hovering on hypothermia. That was a pretty common technique.

    A lot of other, you know, not as common techniques, and certainly not sanctioned, was just beating people or burning them. Not within the prisons, usually. But when the units would go out into people's homes and do these raids, they would just stay in the house and torture them. "
     

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