Friday, May 1, 2009

Torture: An Author and a Resister

Ann Wright, Truthout: "Bybee authorized ten 'enhanced interrogation techniques' to encourage Abu Zubaydah to disclose 'crucial information regarding terrorist networks in the United States or in Saudi Arabia and information regarding plans to conduct attacks within the United States or against US interests overseas.' The torture techniques authorized were (1) attention grasp, (2) walling, (3) facial hold, (4) facial slap, (5) cramped confinement, (6) wall standing, (7) stress position, (8) sleep deprivation, (9) insects placed in a confinement box and (10) waterboarding."
http://www.truthout.org/050109A

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