Posted on 03/31/2009 3:56:39 PM PDT by mojito
....With the help of the American trauma surgeon, Abu Zubaydah's captors nursed him back to health. He was moved at least twice, first, reportedly, to Thailand; then, he believes, to Afghanistan, probably Bagram. In a safe house in Thailand the interrogation began:
"I woke up, naked, strapped to a bed, in a very white room. The room measured approximately [13 feet by 13 feet]. The room had three solid walls, with the fourth wall consisting of metal bars separating it from a larger room. I am not sure how long I remained in the bed. After some time, I think it was several days, but can't remember exactly, I was transferred to a chair where I was kept, shackled by [the] hands and feet for what I think was the next 2 to 3 weeks. During this time I developed blisters on the underside of my legs due to the constant sitting. I was only allowed to get up from the chair to go [to] the toilet, which consisted of a bucket. Water for cleaning myself was provided in a plastic bottle.
I was given no solid food during the first two or three weeks, while sitting on the chair. I was only given Ensure [a nutrient supplement] and water to drink. At first the Ensure made me vomit, but this became less with time.
The cell and room were air-conditioned and were very cold. Very loud, shouting type music was constantly playing. It kept repeating about every fifteen minutes twenty-four hours a day. Sometimes the music stopped and was replaced by a loud hissing or crackling noise. The guards were American, but wore masks to conceal their faces. My interrogators did not wear masks.
(Excerpt) Read more at nybooks.com ...
I'm sure Danner chose the most sensational excerpts fromt the ICRC report, but I remain convinced that these "high value" captives were not tortured.
Treated harshly? Yes, of course. These men were involved in the planning of the murder of hundreds, if not thousands, of innocents. They were made to reveal what they knew.
But were there limbs broken or severed? No.
Were they mutilated? No.
Were their families captured, confined, and beaten? No.
About time these treasonous ‘Leftist’s’ went on trial. . .
shot = shoot....missed the extra o
“A trauma surgeon at Johns Hopkins awakened by a late-night telephone call from the director of central intelligence and flown in great secrecy to the other side of the world. The wounded man barely escapes death”
BS article. What “trauma surgeon” can be flown halfway around the world for life saving surgery. If he didn’t die in the first 2-4 hours there was no need for any trauma surgeon.
We're supposed to feel sorry for this POS?????????
Note to self: Take no prisoners.
They can really pile it high.
Were they mutilated? No.
Were their families captured, confined, and beaten? No.
NO??
Now I'm really pissed! We need to put Bush & the CIA on trial for "dereliction of duty".
Sheesh.
The left will be doing worse to American citizens if Obama has his way.
Why else would Zero's patrol bots be patrolling the internet and taking names?
Loud shouting music every fifteen minutes - the Muslim call to prayer?
Some frat parties in the USA are rougher than what this idjit had done to him.
So a this happining to a captured American will be just fine.
That's rich! When I workled there in '03-04, the prison was across the street from my clinic.
That's rich! When I workled there in '03-04, the prison was across the street from my clinic.
Captured Americans get their heads cut off , after being beaten and paraded on Television. I can give you some photo links if you like.
We hear little about that.
Sorry for the double post.
If it had been " The Greatful Dead" the left would not be complaining.
Damn your mis-spelling! You had my hopes up!
Muslim fanatics don't care about such niceties as what does and what does not constitute torture.
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