Did you know that the poster child for the "torture" being conducted in our military facilities was supposed to be the 20th hijacker on 9/11? This article is interesting in that it actually states that this man intended to be cutting open Americans and flying a jet into out Capitol yet his torture is so awful. I hope his life sucks until the day he dies, if it weren't for Jose' Melendez this guy would have killed many more people with zero remorse. The worst thing about the whole situation is the Mr. Melendez's actions would be considered unfair and discriminatory by today's standards. Thankfully he was allowed to do his job. The tactics used are very mild compared to what real torture is. Having music blared into your room or being sleep deprived, maybe having womens underwear put on your head is certainly not the worst thing in the world. Having your fingernails extracted, electro-shock, and chemical interrogation would be torture. The PC police should have to go to S.E.R.E. school. It's just as bad as anything our detainees have been faced with.
All that being said, I do think it was ridiculous that some of those jackasses "played" with inmates and snapped a bunch of pictures, that is certainly grounds for dismissal and should be dealt with accordingly. Sadistic idiots like that should not be guarding prisoners, but unfortunately we are forced to let people who aren't qualified have jobs they shouldn't have becuase we try to treat everyone equally. People who will be guarding deadly prisoners like these should have a bit tighter selection process, but of course that might hurt someone's feelings so we will let whoever volunteers have the job.
Next time you have the privilege of meeting a veteran please thank them for what they did/do, and leave your politics out of it.
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Here, Here. My brother-in-law has attended S.E.R.E. school. What Capt says is correct. Although being subjected to some of today's pop music could be crossing the torture line.
Interesting musical side note. Following the invasion of Panama, when Manuel Noriega was holed up in the Vatican Embassy, U S forces set up loud speakers outside the embassy and blasted AC/DC's "Highway to Hell". I guess that would be torure by today's standards as well.
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