Documents Tell of Brutal Improvisation by GIs. ⇒
4 August 2005, late morning
I wish I could say I was shocked, but I don't expect much from the US army. That's some sadistic shit. This link was found via Metafilter.
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that’s insanity. he walked in to talk to them…I hope the US military court does a better job of metering out justice than they did with the pilot in that Cdn “friendly-fire” incident.
by haran on August 4 2005, 12:50 pm #
Can you imagine how much stuff goes down in Iraq that will never make the light of day. I don’t think I’d find the US so obnoxious if they would just give up on pretending to be some sort of bastion of freedom.
by ramanan on August 4 2005, 2:09 pm #
”...the investigation indicates the death was directly related to the non-standard interrogation methods...”
That’s a nice euphemism for torture.
by Ryan on August 5 2005, 3:53 am #
An interesting argument taken from The Record of the Paper: How the New York Times Misreports US Foreign Policy
“Col. David A. Teeples, who then commanded the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, told the court he believed the “claustrophobic technique” was both approved and effective. It was used before, and for some time after, Mowhoush’s death, according to sources familiar with the interrogation operation.”
The US has ratified both Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment and Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
According the the US Constituion, such treaties are the “Supreme Law of the land”. Hence, torture is unconstitutional. Therefore, the Colonel is volating this oath to “support and defend the Constitution”.
by Ryan on August 5 2005, 4:06 am #