Ex-MI6 Officer attacks America's torture policy

[bobthedrummer]

Source: Richard Norton-Taylor/ Guardian

A former MI6 officer has criticised the torture and abuse of terror suspects and says the US response to the threat posed by al-Qaida has been exaggerated and counterproductive.

Read more: www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/apr/27/mi6-officer-attacks-us-torture

[bobthedrummer]

1. The Torture Archive (from The National Security Archive)

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/torture_archive/index.htm

[The abyss]

2. Torture? no way - we're the good guys

God - Mom - apple pie

All the way

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[proteus_lives]

3. Using a debunked pic is dishonest.

(Tattoo one)

You think people aren't going to click on the links?

[The abyss]

5. I provided the links

This topic is what attracted me to the du forum.


Got a problem with anything else?

[proteus_lives]

6. So you're ok with dishonesty?

[dotymed]

10. I watched the My Lai massacre

on PBS last night. It showed why (the precedence) we allow massacres and torture to go on unpunished. It was interesting to see how far America has fallen since that incident.

[bobthedrummer]

4. The CIA's torture teachers (by Mark Benjamin 6-21-07 Salon article)

http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/27/cia_sere/index.html

[autorank]

7. k*r Valuable advice

Will they listen? Nope, the cover up supersedes all!

[Judi Lynn]

8. Great to see these comments from Nigel Inkster. Thank you. Rec.

:kick: :kick: :kick: :kick:

[EFerrari]

9. K&R

[Soylent Brice]

11. K&R

[ShortnFiery]

12. Add to that the fact that German Soldiers in Afghanistan are protesting with patches on their

uniforms not knowing "what they are fighting for" ... well, it makes you wonder if the USA is on the side of the Angels? :scared:

http://yorick.infinitejest.org:81/1/img/card-god_almighty.jpg

[Drops_not_Dope]

13. kicking

and recommended.


bobthedrummer, I've been wondering where you've been. Miss your prosecute Bush threads.

[bobthedrummer]

14. Politics is local, thinking globally-nothing has ever been taken off OUR table without consequences!

Btw, I seldom go online anymore.
So, I'm glad to meet you, Drops_not_Dope, never give up.

And to all my friends up thread, I love you all.

:hi:
:patriot: