[Jaysun]

I think that all of these allegations are completely and totally untrue. Here's a pdf file of an Al Qaeda training manual training manual. Look at page 17.

http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/manualpart1_4.pdf

1. At the beginning of the trial,once more the brothers must insist on proving that torture was inflicted on them by State Security [investigators ]before the judge.
2.Complain [to the court ]of mistreatment while in prison.

An index to more of the training manual can be found here:

http://www.usdoj.gov/ag/manualpart1_4.pdf

[cake_crumb]

Yep, they're just going by "the book"