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What's really interesting is other countries could do this to US citizens who are arrested/detained/imprisoned and there is no way the US could argue they are b

by ck2 13y ago

What's really interesting is other countries could do this to US citizens who are arrested/detained/imprisoned and there is no way the US could argue they are being tortured. Because we have clearly declared it is not torture and never prosecuted those doing it or those ordering it. Remember this the next time you travel overseas. I guess we should hope local police forces don't decide this is acceptable behavior. The guy who invented/instated these techniques is going around on a book tour now on all the news-tainment channels declaring how he did nothing wrong.

sitkack 13y ago
Could you give a link to that? I'd like it for reference.
- ck2 13y ago
  Just google John Rizzo, for his book tour the past week. I should clarify he was the CIA top attorney who decided all waterboaring was perfectly legal and justified and still defends it in interviews to this day. He and John Yoo should be tried for war crimes as well as those that gave and followed the orders. If we don't prosecute them, that makes it perfectly justified for other countries to do this to US citizens and declare it is not torture because the US insists it is not.
  - sitkack 13y ago
    When I read what is allowed and what is not, it boggles my mind. I attempt to try and see how they see the world, I can but I cannot accept it. I am not sure if they would go further but stop because of why? Or that they truly think what they have codified is right? If I could bring back Donahue, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue I think it would make an interesting discussion. Have all of the audience screened for what ever security clearance they need to witness an interrogation. The interrogation itself is on a 1 minute delay, incase they actually divulge something. We get to see the audience witness an interrogation, 4k, HD whatever. They aren't in the same room, the interrogator doesn't know a thing. Then the audience gets to ask John Rizzo and John Yoo why this is legal. I can only imagine the outpouring of a Catholic housewife from Ohio ripping them a new asshole.

by ck2 13y ago

sitkack 13y ago

Could you give a link to that? I'd like it for reference.

ck2 13y ago
Just google John Rizzo, for his book tour the past week. I should clarify he was the CIA top attorney who decided all waterboaring was perfectly legal and justified and still defends it in interviews to this day. He and John Yoo should be tried for war crimes as well as those that gave and followed the orders. If we don't prosecute them, that makes it perfectly justified for other countries to do this to US citizens and declare it is not torture because the US insists it is not.
- sitkack 13y ago
  When I read what is allowed and what is not, it boggles my mind. I attempt to try and see how they see the world, I can but I cannot accept it. I am not sure if they would go further but stop because of why? Or that they truly think what they have codified is right? If I could bring back Donahue, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Donahue I think it would make an interesting discussion. Have all of the audience screened for what ever security clearance they need to witness an interrogation. The interrogation itself is on a 1 minute delay, incase they actually divulge something. We get to see the audience witness an interrogation, 4k, HD whatever. They aren't in the same room, the interrogator doesn't know a thing. Then the audience gets to ask John Rizzo and John Yoo why this is legal. I can only imagine the outpouring of a Catholic housewife from Ohio ripping them a new asshole.