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CIA memo details procedures for breaking detainees (AG Holder and Amnesty Int'l working for you!)
Reuters ^ | Wed Aug 26, 2:58 am ET | Reuters

Posted on 08/26/2009 10:14:18 AM PDT by Tulsa Ramjet

"Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps," water dousing and "walling," or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo."

Holder decision "promises political headaches for President Barack Obama, came after the Justice Department's ethics watchdog recommended considering prosecution of CIA employees or contractors for interrogations in Iraq and Afghanistan that went beyond approved limits."

Cheney said ""The people involved deserve our gratitude. They do not deserve to be the targets of political investigations or prosecutions," he said in a statement."

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: amnestyinternational; antiamericanism; cheeseandwhine; cia; dairyproducts; detainees; gitmo; gwot; holder; interrogation; politics; terror
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To: a fool in paradise

Did you notice that several of the supposed “abuses” were committed by a guy pretending to be from a middle-eastern intel agency. He was believable in his threats because of it. The prisoners knew an American wouldn’t do those things, but they believed he would.

I read the book written by the army interrogator in Afghanistan. Early on they could get results by hinting that the prisoner was being sent to the Saudis or the Egyptians. Later they decided that this ruse was illegal and they stopped doing it. But it was very effective. The moment they thought they were going to the Saudis they would start singing.


41 posted on 08/26/2009 10:57:36 AM PDT by marron
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To: marron

By the way, the agent who fired his gun in the neighboring room was investigated and he resigned over the matter. There was more review and there was no further prosecution.

It was in violation of the rules (even though it had only psychological effects on the prisoner).

Our government was harsher on David Koresh in using a tank to root up graves of the Branch Davidians, playing “These Boots Are Made For Walking (all over YOU)” at deafening volumes, and using other psy ops (they had the building bugged, they knew he could be driven to suicide).

Who ever saw prison time of their actions in that fiasco?


42 posted on 08/26/2009 11:01:21 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (Ted Kennedy, you are NO J.F.K. Wrong on abortion. Wrong on taxes.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

Not.

Enough.

Bad.

Stuff.

Can.

Happen.

To.

These.

Motherhugging.

People.


43 posted on 08/26/2009 11:03:27 AM PDT by Lazamataz (It's Claire Wolfe Time.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

44 posted on 08/26/2009 11:22:16 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: SkyPilot
Holder: Defender of criminals - prosecutor of patriots
45 posted on 08/26/2009 11:41:52 AM PDT by Gabrial (ObamaCare: The efficiency of the Post Office, the compassion of the IRS, the costs of the Pentagon)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
"Sleep deprivation, "insult slaps," water dousing and "walling," or slamming a detainee's head against a wall, were techniques used by CIA interrogators to break high-value detainees, according to an agency memo."

Show the memo then. Is there an actual CIA-approved term called, "walling"? Or is that just a term prefaced by, "Some agents call the technique "walling" when they slam a detainees head against a wall?" Or "One agent referred to it as "walling." Or even worse, "One detainee called it "walling."

Since the memo's contents have been leaked we now have a right to actually see the memos with the appropriate redactions in place.

46 posted on 08/26/2009 12:01:36 PM PDT by torchthemummy (Sam opens bar late: "If the Post Office ran its business like yours...never mind." - Cliff Clavin)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

>Does anyone else think our country has spun out of control the past 9 months?<

Up is down, down is up, left is right and right is wrong.

It’s all perfectly logical to the liberal mind who invites chains to be put on all of us.

We are SCREWED.


47 posted on 08/26/2009 1:24:04 PM PDT by Munz (All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good conscience to remain silent.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

This is insane the democrats hate America.


48 posted on 08/26/2009 1:55:41 PM PDT by Dubya-M-DeesWent2SyriaStupid! (Obama, the first ever 3 in a half year, lame duck TOTUS)
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To: Red in Blue PA


Better stock up NOW!
49 posted on 08/26/2009 2:36:29 PM PDT by mentor2k
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To: SkyPilot

“You are about to be ruled by the black man, Cracker!”


50 posted on 08/26/2009 2:42:33 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (The only misinformation about healthcare reform is the words that come out of Obama's mouth.)
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To: Munz

The hidden agenda is the liberal wet dream realized, govt control creating social entitlements produces the political dismantaling our the DOD.

When the govt controls every aspect of your life politicians can force you to make a false choice between seeing your doctor, or investing in new weapons systems.


51 posted on 08/26/2009 2:56:58 PM PDT by Typical_Whitey (The only misinformation about healthcare reform is the words that come out of Obama's mouth.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet


52 posted on 08/26/2009 3:35:47 PM PDT by Chode (American Hedonist -ww- I AM JIM THOMPSON!)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

Holder is violating The Constitution and endagering American citizens.


53 posted on 08/26/2009 7:12:08 PM PDT by Frantzie (Lou Dobbs - American Hero! Bill O'Reilly = Liar)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

What do you do when the enemy is in the whitehouse?


54 posted on 08/26/2009 7:19:41 PM PDT by lookout88 (.combat rescue officer's dad,)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
Does anyone else think our country has spun out of control the past 9 months?

You mean, not counting the 40 year slide down the ramp?

55 posted on 08/26/2009 7:29:56 PM PDT by Talisker (When you find a turtle on top of a fence post, you can be damn sure it didn't get there on it's own.)
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To: Tulsa Ramjet
Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by Amnesty International USA and the American Civil Liberties Union.

IE 'the usual suspects'

56 posted on 08/26/2009 7:38:36 PM PDT by HogsBreath
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

So who is going to arrest Holder for treason for giving our enemies training tips on how to handle a CIA interrogation?


57 posted on 08/26/2009 11:12:46 PM PDT by Scotswife
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To: Tulsa Ramjet

The spinning is all according to plan. This CIA investigation is but a ploy by the dims to shift media attention away from health care. Maybe? But here is the bigger picture.

It is also about undermining national security and the good men who take an often dangerous job to assist and support the common good of US citizens. I shudder to think that BO and his minions have access to all our national security secrets. Who, outside and inside the country, is being provided every last secret necessary to secure US sovereignty and national security? We should all ponder what other information is being provided to our enemies, foreign and domestic.


58 posted on 08/27/2009 12:04:48 PM PDT by Neoliberalnot ((Freedom's Precious Metals: Gold, Silver and Lead))
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To: marron

“Later they decided that this ruse was illegal and they stopped doing it.”

Oh, how I wish that couldn’t be true. What idiocy.


59 posted on 08/27/2009 7:48:17 PM PDT by dsc (The "t" in the word "often" is silent.)
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