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Don't yell at terrorist suspects, soldiers told (The West Has Committed Suicide)
The Telegraph (UK) ^ | December 13, 2014 | Robert Mendick and Tim Ross

Posted on 12/13/2014 8:55:09 PM PST by Chgogal

British soldiers have “lost their capability” to interrogate terrorist insurgents because of strict new rules on questioning that even ban shouting in captives’ ears, military chiefs have warned.

The rules — detailed in court papers obtained by The Telegraph — also prevent military intelligence officers from banging their fists on tables or walls, or using “insulting words” when interrogating a suspect. The regulations replaced a previous policy that had to be withdrawn after a series of legal challenges and the death in custody of Baha Mousa, an Iraqi detainee in Basra.

But there is growing disquiet within the ranks that the latest guidelines, officially called Challenge Direct, are so stringent that it makes interrogation pointless.

There is also concern that the rules can be so easily breached — especially given the pressure under which soldiers are operating — that military personnel will be left exposed to legal claims and possible disciplinary action.

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: terrorists; torture; yell
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To: Chgogal

So don’t bother taking prisoners.
Just kill them.


21 posted on 12/14/2014 12:44:55 AM PST by Kozak ("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
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To: Chgogal

In 13 minutes, you will be dropped from this plane into a pig slop in the country. It will take 2 minutes for your body to hit the ground, slightly longer if you lay flat in the air. You have that long to change my mind. Better start with the good stuff first.

There, no yelling, no swearing, no dying in custody, no hunger strikes, everything handled quickly. Sure, some claims from some pig farmers over littering, but that shouldn’t cost that much to settle.


22 posted on 12/14/2014 1:10:16 AM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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To: Kozak

“So don’t bother taking prisoners. Just kill them.”.....

Won’t be long and killing the enemy will be illegal as well.

The people who write these rules have NEVER been subject to real “war” or having to kill the enemy. When/if that ever became necessary, things would definitely change back. War is not a game or fiction, its real. Ask anyone who has had to pull the trigger to keep themselves alive.

The next major attack on U.S. soil will cause the liberals, that are still alive, to look back at what they have allowed to happen.


23 posted on 12/14/2014 4:29:24 AM PST by DaveA37
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To: Chgogal

Wow, the left proves once again they are our moral superiors. No doubt they’ll need to remind us again (forgetful devils, aren’t we?) somewhere down the road with a new directive that requires soldiers to wring their hands and mewl submissively whenever in the presence of terrorists, so as not to torture the gentlemen with their insensitive behavior. But that’s for later. For now, we’ve been reminded.


24 posted on 12/14/2014 4:41:43 AM PST by LibWhacker ("Every Muslim act of terror is followed by a political act of cover-up." -Daniel Greenfield)
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To: Chgogal

I wonder what Patton would say to this and I wonder what they would think about Patton.


25 posted on 12/14/2014 5:35:59 AM PST by do the dhue (WARNING: this site is not liable for the things I say)
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To: DaveA37

The next major attack on U.S. soil will cause the liberals, that are still alive, to look back at what they have allowed to happen.


After looking back, they will conclude that this proves them to be morally superior and they will regret nothing. As was the case after 9/11, they will state:”We deserve it.”


26 posted on 12/14/2014 6:01:49 AM PST by reformedliberal
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To: itsahoot
Rush had a caller last week say his brother got reduced one rank for shouting at a terroist in Guantanamo.

I heard that caller. I thought it was his son. Either way, a U.S. Marine was demoted for getting too loud with a terrorist prisoner. This has Obama written all over it. Remember, Obama told the whole world that the future does not belong to those that would slander the prophet of islam. As a people we must be the stupidest on the planet. The scary part is that we are also the most powerful. It's like putting an arsenal of weapons into the hands of a blithering idiot!

27 posted on 12/14/2014 6:04:17 AM PST by houeto (https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate)
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To: Chgogal

The West is just too weak to fight Islamic terror.

What a grave disservice to all who’ve sacrificed and died for this cause up until now.


28 posted on 12/14/2014 7:10:44 AM PST by headstamp 2
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To: Chgogal

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29 posted on 12/14/2014 7:36:24 AM PST by KeyLargo
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To: FlingWingFlyer
Is it okay to whack off their heads? I guess so because they’re still doing it.

We have a winnah!

30 posted on 12/14/2014 7:41:52 AM PST by rhubarbk (2014: First Flush . . . 2016: Final Flush)
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To: Chgogal

But they can claim a “higher moral ground”.


31 posted on 12/14/2014 8:51:16 AM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Chgogal

Next step will be bean bags and rubber bullets.


32 posted on 12/14/2014 9:21:02 AM PST by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it)
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To: Chgogal
How about soft cushions?

The comfy chair?

Can we at least tie them to the rack and give it a few turns?


33 posted on 12/14/2014 10:03:30 AM PST by KarlInOhio (The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
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