Larry Johnson: Waterboarding and Torture

[understandinglife]

The media are woefully ignorant on the subject of waterboarding and torture. Consider the coverage of former CIA officer, John Kiriakou, who is telling his story as an interrogator of Abu Zubaydah and insisting that waterboarding is an effective technique. ABC and CNN are repeating this absurd propaganda. However, if you read the transcript of his interview some key points are obscured in the media propaganda push:



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* Kiriakou never witnessed the waterboarding. It was carried out by another group of individuals (nfi).
* None of the information provided by Zubaydah concerned threats inside the United States.

The ABC interview with Kiriakou provides some important insights into the whole question of the CIA’s role in using torture, which is now euphemistically called “enhanced interrogation”.

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Writers and editors at the Post and other newspapers should also consult the following sections of this :

* Article 2 - No Exceptional Circumstances Warranting Torture
* Article 3 - No State Party shall expel, return (”refouler”) or extradite a person to another State where there are substantial grounds for believing that he would be in danger of being subjected to torture.
* Article 4 - Acts of Torture Are Criminal Offenses
* Article 10 - Education & Information Regarding Prohibition on Torture Provided in Training
* Article 16 - Each State to Prevent Acts of Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment

Since the United States is a signatory to this Convention, it is not up to President Bush to declare waterboarding is okay. It is not. It is torture. Plain and simple.

Link:http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2007/12/11/waterboarding-and-torture

Much more in the post by Larry.

When will we stop the criminals from even more atrocities?

Hey, Nancy, is impeachment back on the table?

[understandinglife]

1. Thought folk here might want to read this ... 190 comments at dKos

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/12/11/135210/25

[scarletwoman]

2. Well, here's a k&r. Larry Johnson is always a good read. (nt)