Sunday, February 20, 2005
We Torture Iraqis To Death And Use Their Dead Bodies As Trophies
Thanks to Bartcop, Volume 1499 (it's the current page right now, but it will soon get a new URL when it's archived): (02/21/05 Update: And so it has.)
Report: Iraqi Prisoner Died While Being Tortured Excerpt:An Iraqi whose corpse was photographed with grinning U.S. soldiers at Abu Ghraib died under CIA interrogation while in a position condemned by human rights groups as torture — suspended by his wrists, with his hands cuffed behind his back. The death of the prisoner, Manadel al-Jamadi, became known last year when the Abu Ghraib prison scandal broke. The U.S. military said back then that the death had been ruled a homicide. But the exact circumstances under which the man died were not disclosed at the time. Al-Jamadi was one of the CIA's "ghost" detainees — prisoners being held secretly by the agency. One Army guard, Sgt. Jeffery Frost, said the prisoner's arms were stretched behind him in a way he had never before seen. Frost told investigators he was surprised al-Jamadi's arms "didn't pop out of their sockets," according to a summary of his interview. Frost and other guards had been summoned to reposition al-Jamadi, who an interrogator said was not cooperating. The interrogator told guards that al-Jamadi was "playing possum" — then they realized he was dead. As the guards released the shackles and lowered al-Jamadi, blood gushed from his mouth "as if a faucet had been turned on,"C'mon, everybody sing:"...And I'm proud to be an American, where we torture kids to death." Think about it - a foreign military invades your country because its leader is a greedy bastard. The foreign military takes you prisoner, but deny to the world that they have you. Navy SEALs punch, kick and strike you with their rifles before handing you over to the CIA. They cuff your hands behind your back and lift you off the ground by your wrists. They beat you until your ribs break, then demand answers you may or may not have. Eventually, God takes pity on you (if you believe in that kind of thing) and lets you die. Then the invaders pose with your dead ass for the amusement of those who couldn't join the fun. C'mon, everybody sing:"...And I'm proud to be an American, where we torture kids to death."
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