Al Qaeda Recruiter Reportedly Tortured

Washington Post Foreign Service ^ | Friday, January 31, 2003 | Peter Finn

[DanDan]

Al Qaeda Recruiter Reportedly Tortured (Ex-Inmate in Syria Cites Others' Accounts)

CASABLANCA, Morocco -- In January 2002, Driss bin Lakoul, a 38-year-old Moroccan committed to jihad, was arrested in Syria after unsuccessfully attempting to reach Afghanistan, where he wanted to fight against U.S. forces. For three months, the soft-spoken, bearded man with glasses recounted in an interview here, he was held in Damascus at the Far' Falastin detention center run by Syrian military intelligence.

In the prison, inmates spoke of a German citizen held in the rat-infested basement, a warren of lightless cells each barely three feet long, three feet wide and less than six feet in height, bin Lakoul said. The prisoner was taken out of the cell only for interrogation and torture, according to prisoners.

[DanDan]

How about moving Guantanamo to Syria?

[FreedomPoster]

Works for me. As Dennis Miller said, if Guantanamo were next to Kabul, it would be Epcot for Afghanistan. Far too nice for these scum.

[Solamente]

Damn! His prayer rug must've been 9' by 12' !

[chiefqc]

Am I suppose to feel the least bit sorry for this scum?

I DON'T THINK SO.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Wonder if we could contract R&R for Guantanamo through Syria?

[wimpycat]

There was no independent confirmation of the account of Zammar that bin Lakoul gave. But human rights groups have documented the use of tiny cells in the Far' Falastin center.

Notice how this highly important detail is buried in the middle of the article. They took the statements made by one prisoner and turned it into an entire article. Always, always take what these guys say with a grain of salt. Also, "human rights groups" need to be taken with a grain of salt as well since most of them have a socialist agenda. "Political" prisoners and refugees have a history of telling wild, fantastic tales that leftists take for gospel truth and their stories should always be independently verified.

[FreedomPoster]

>>Note that what goes around comes around on this question of whether the US countenances torture, even if only by a wink and a nod while handing a prisoner off at the airport to the waiting Lear Jet.

Are you implying that we, the U.S., are getting what we deserve for, as you claim, doing the above?

And do you believe that

"in the Egyptian jails, there is a lot of killing and torture. All this happens under the supervision of America."

because Zawahiri said so?

Just curious where all this is coming from.

[Thebaddog]

I also wonder what the dope did to get his story out. He had to be cooperating and now he has to go the other way to save his skin. And the writer of the article is subtley glorifying Atta in how he refers to the murderer in the article.

[smiley]

I'm sure the Hollywood left will take this creep under their wing....

[Man of the Right]

There's a natural division of labor there. We can build an international coaltion. The Americans & Brits can capture them. The Germans can scream at them. The Japanese can kick them when they're least expecting it. The Iranians can overcharge them. The Nigerians can sell them a fake Rolex. The French can snub them. The Russians can give them a hangover. The Greeks can feed them a straight diet of cheeseburgers. The Mexicans can give them diarrhea. The Dutch can get them hooked on heroin. The South Africans can give them AIDs. The Syrians can torture them. The Canadians can bore them to death. The Italians can rub them out in Little Italy. The Swiss can confiscate their bank account. The Australians can throw another shrimp on the barbie. And the Brazilians can help us celebrate.

[Tijeras_Slim]

This can't be true...
Syria is on the Human Rights Comission of the UN.

[FreedomPoster]

Totally politically incorrect -
and funny as h#()!!

[aculeus]

During his interrogation, Zammar also claimed to have come up with the idea of using commercial planes as missiles. He told his interrogators that he passed the concept to the senior al Qaeda leadership.

The Einstein of September 11th.

[oyez]

Al Qaeda Recruiter Reportedly Tortured

So? We've be tortured since 9-11-01. Many have died.

[struwwelpeter]

A velvet glove is merely a fashion accessory without the iron fist inside.

[KC_Conspirator]

For three months, the soft-spoken, bearded man with glasses recounted in an interview here, he was held in Damascus at the Far' Falastin detention center run by Syrian military intelligence.

Well hell, why did'nt the ComPost just add adjectives like "kind hearted" and "thoughtful" to describe this terrorist? Sheesh! I say "So what?"!

[jimbo123]

Methinks this monster doesn't weigh in at 300 lbs these days.

[Highest Authority]

Not to worry! Damascus will soon have a 1,000 year glow!

[Gamecock]

the soft-spoken, bearded man with glasse Poor fellow, I feel sorry for him < /lie>