Thursday Feb 11th, St Joan of Arc Church in Mpls: Torture and the Body of Christ

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Torture and the Body of Christ

Thursday, Feb 11th at 7pm

The location is Hospitality Hall at St. Joan of Arc Church .
Address is 4500 Clinton Avenue .
Most people will enter through door #1 from parking lot behind the church on 3rd Avenue .

Bill Cavanaugh as chief presenter: Professor at Univ. of St Thomas

Douglas Johnson of Center for Victims of Torture

Coleen Rowley ret FBI agent and now Peace Activist

William Cavanaugh will lead a workshop hosted by our SJA WAMM/Peacemakers. He will be joined by Colleen Rowley and Douglas Johnson, the director of the Center for Victims of Torture, and there will be time for questions. Join us for a lively discussion as we truly commit ourselves to being the body of Christ in the world.

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HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TORTURE? (I'll post the answers and resources on Thursday)


1. In 1976 President Gerald Ford issued an executive order prohibiting political assassinations, and the CIA recalled its Assassination Manual. True or False?

2. The United Sates is a signatory to the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which bans torture, defined as “severe” physical and mental pain, and bans “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment. True or False?

3. The United States does not torture. True or False?

4. The United States War Crimes Act makes breaking the Geneva Convention a federal crime. True or False?

5. The Geneva Convention does not apply to the treatment of Taliban and Al Qaeda prisoners held by United States soldiers. True or False?

6. In 2002, the CIA authorized 10 interrogation techniques, including waterboarding, which go beyond those authorized by the military. True or False?

7. The CIA Inspector General found that these 10 additional interrogation techniques did not constitute “cruel, inhuman or degrading” treatment. True or False?

8. A former advisor to former Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice has condemned CIA interrogation tactics as “immoral.” True or False?

9. Former President George W. Bush recently vetoed a bill because it would have prohibited the CIA from using waterboarding and other interrogation tactics prohibited by the military. True or False?

10. Research shows that victims of torture recover after medical care. True or False?

11. Torture produces good intelligence and therefore it must be an available option in ticking time bomb scenarios. True or False?

This test was prepared by the
St. Joan of Arc/WAMM(Women Against Military Madness) Peacemakers,
with help from Steven Miles, M.D.

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1. National Religious Campaign Against Torture

On Tuesday, January 25, 2010, the National Religious Campaign Against Torture (NRCAT) released allegations of death by torture of three detainees at Guantanamo in 2006. According to Scott Horton's online article these men were likely tortured to death by suffocation when rags were stuffed into their mouths so they were unable to breathe. The official report at the time stated that the men had committed suicide. NRCAT requests that these allegations be investigated. The paper article by Horton will be published in the March 2010 issue of Harper's Magazine.