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Did the United States of America Torture Prisoners?

19 May

During the Bush Administration’s “War on Terror” did United States personnel torture, or abuse, prisoners in violation of international treaties prohibiting such torture or abuse?

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This prisoner had electric wires attached to his genitals, and was forced to stand like this for hours. If he dropped his arms or moved from the box, he was shocked.

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Why would American soldiers take a prisoner, strip him of his clothes, and then threaten him with guard dogs?

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Stripping a prisoner; forcing woman’s underwear on his head, and tying him to a metal bunk. The purpose of this interrogation technique would be?

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Forcing prisoners to lie on top of each other naked. This would be necessary because?

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And here we have an example of the non-torture technique known as waterboarding.

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Forcing an injured prisoner to lie naked on the cement floor. This is humane treatment of the wounded?

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And the purpose of tying a prisoner, naked and upside from a metal bunk would be?

The above images point out quite clearly that American personnel, under the Bush Administration, committed criminal acts in violation of international treaties regarding the humane treatment of prisoners. There is no valid reason for this. Someone ordered our country off of this cliff, and the only way to place the United States back on the moral high ground is to investigate, prosecute and punish those responsible.

 
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