Posted on 11/19/2006 2:45:46 PM PST by SandRat
FORT HUACHUCA — The annual vigil concerning alleged training of torture procedures on the post will happen today near the fort’s Main Gate.
The object of the event, which is held in conjunction with the annual nationwide vigil against the now defunct Army School of the Americas at Fort Benning, Ga., is to protest military intelligence training that foster humiliation, intimidation and torture, according to the Tucson School of Americas Watch. The local protest will be held from 2:30 to 4 p.m., with the gathering point at the northeast corner of Fry Boulevard and Buffalo Soldier Trail.
In the past the Main Gate was closed during the protest period, but fort spokeswoman Tanja Linton said there are no plans to close the gate this year.
Entrance to the fort requires a military vehicle sticker and the showing of an identification card. Those without a sticker have to obtain a temporary pass before entering the post.
Tucson School of Americas Watch claims the Intelligence Center on the fort educates military personnel in torture and the students train others from around the world in such methods.
The Department of the Defense recently released a new training manual for interrogation methods, which was similar to previous editions, but with additional stringent requirements.
Never has the Army or Defense Department condoned torture, top defense officials have said.
Tucson School of Americas Watch also alleges Maj. Gen. Barbara Fast, commander of the Intelligence Center and the fort, has links to the torture scandal during the Abu Ghraib prison scandal.
While she was the senior intelligence officer in Iraq during the prison scandal, she never has been accused of involvement with the torture practices at the Iraqi prison.
SENIOR REPORTER Bill Hess can be reached at 515-4615 or by e-mail at bill.hess@svherald.com.
\/\/ayne, Thought I'd set this up as the lead in for your AA on the Freeping the Anti-War Creeps got.
Was it a nice day there? It was beautiful in Phoenix.
Good turn out for us. Lots of US Flags, USMC flags, USAF flags, Army flags. Just enough wind to keep the colors flapping in the breeze. I'll leave it to \/\/ayne to put the After Action Report up. He Done Good!
Huah!
Right on.
Always good news.
Any pictures?
LOL!!! Protesting something that doesn't exist is always good for laughs.
protest military intelligence training that foster humiliation, intimidation and torture, according to the Tucson School of Americas Watch.
So they are protesting their belief, not reality. LOL!!! Yes, nut-jobs.
For that you'll have to rely on \/\/ayne or Spif
GOOD NEWS BUMP! Look forward to the AA.
Please thank your son, from all of us. I know he's gonna say something like "shucks, 'tweren't nothin'" - but it really is something and there are a whole lot of us who truly appreciate what these kids have done for the past three years.
I went to Advanced Individual Training (AIT) there in 1978, but they forgot to teach me torture tactics at the US Army Intelligence Center & School.
FYI.
Send me an FR-mail and let me know how you're doing.
Bless the Freepers who get off their butts, one and all.
Free propaganda for the protest courtesy of the MSM.
Thanks, what he normally says is he is just doing his job. The heros are the ones who didn't come back.
I am very proud of all of them.
Then you ran into these Anti-War turd balls when you were here; They come from Bisbee, and Tucson around the U of A, vote Democrat only because they know that the CPUSA can't run a viable candidate yet, they support the ACLU, are Wacko-Environutties that believe in Earth-First ALF and ELF Actions.
Ping me when the report goes up. Thanks for being there.
BSW
Bump.
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