C-SPAN 3 replaying Philippe Sands testimony to House Comm.

[L. Coyote]

Just ended. Check it out HERE:

Philippe Sands: Guantanamo Bay and Interrogation Rules "war crimes were committed"
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x130304

Beyond the Torture Debate = Philippe Sands lecture
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x130428

Rep. Steve Cohen: Guantanamo Bay and Interrogation Rules
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131229

[L. Coyote]

1. Rep. John Conyers: Guantanamo Bay and Interrogation Rules

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131239

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6. Rep. Mike Pence: Guantanamo Bay and Interrogation Rules

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131266

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2. Philippe Sands on Bill Moyers Journal = WATCH link

WATCH: http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05092008/watch2.html

May 9, 2008 = http://www.pbs.org/moyers/journal/05092008/profile3.html

PHILLIPE SANDS
International lawyer and law professor Philippe Sands, author of TORTURE TEAM, talks about the approval of coercive interrogation by high-level American officials.

In his new book, TORTURE TEAM: RUMSFELD'S MEMO AND THE BETRAYAL OF AMERICAN VALUES, Philippe Sands draws on official documents and interviews with key players to explain how the U.S. Military went from interrogations strictly regulated by the U.S. ARMY FIELD MANUAL 34-52 to enhanced interrogations that included sleep deprivation, nudity, stress positions, and water boarding.

As Sands explains in an interview with Scott Horton in THE NEW REPUBLIC:

When the administration released the December 2002 and other memos, it told a story that essentially said this: The new interrogation techniques came from the bottom up and had nothing to do with policy decisions driven from the top. I wanted to explore the truth of that account, by trying to talk to as many of the people involved in the decision as I could.

The narrative begins December 2, 2002, the day Donald Rumsfeld signed a memo ..........

[annabanana]

3. I trust that EVERYONE on this site has seen this at least once.

This is the history that OUGHT to be on every front page of the Country...

[L. Coyote]

5. Unless, of course, they just logged in after a few days ....

We are not all online on DU full time!

[annabanana]

7. lol. . .

(I keep forgetting)

[L. Coyote]

9. Seriously, it is very alarming how few views these videos have!

Remember to rank YouTubes on YouTube.

This makes Watergate look like a grade school prank, frankly.
And, it puts the Bush Junta in the same genre as Hitler and other authoritarians, like Pinochet.

[countryjake]

13. just in case they haven't.....Kick!

Please people, take the time to watch these videos!

This could just be what we have all been waiting for...

(ignore it and it may not)

Spread the word!

[L. Coyote]

4. How the Bush White House Sanctioned Torture = Democracy NOW

Part One: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131252

Part Two: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131256

[L. Coyote]

8. Following the Bush Torture Trail = Democracy NOW = April 4

Part 1: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131286

Part 2: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=385x131291

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10. ACLU: Torture Documents Released Under FOIA

Torture Documents Released Under FOIA
http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/torturefoia.html

The ACLU filed a request on Oct. 7, 2003, under the Freedom of Information Act demanding the release of information about detainees held overseas by the United States. While many documents have been released, many vital records are still being withheld by the government.

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On December 12, 2007, the ACLU filed a motion asking a federal judge to hold the CIA in contempt, charging that the agency flouted a court order when it destroyed at least two videotapes documenting the harsh interrogation of prisoners in its custody.
More >> http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/33152prs20071212.html

Documents Released ...........

[countryjake]

11. Excellent compilation post! Thank you, L. Coyote!

Kicking and recommending!

[annabanana]

12. Mid - Tuesday KICK!