We’re Americans. We don’t torture. Any claim to the contrary is poppycock. It’s un-American.
According to transcripts from the House of Representatives, CIA detainees…
- were made to wear a diaper [p. 79]
- had to listen to music [p. 79]
- were blindfolded [p. 79]
Sheesh. Diapers, music and blindfolds are now torture?
- would be shackled hand-and-foot [p. 79]
Now we’re talking. Come on, this was war. And shackling isn’t torture.
- could not use the toilet [p. 79]
- were obligated to urinate or defecate on themselves in their diaper [p. 79]
Wait. What? … Remember: this was war.
- were held in solitary confinement [p. 82]
- were usually guarded by masked men [p. 82]
- were isolated for over three years with no contacts other than their interrogators with no knowledge of where they were [p. 82]
- would have their wrists shackled for long periods of time [p. 85]
I told you. This was war!
- were shackled while standing, with their hands tied to the ceiling [p. 85]
- … for two or three days [p. 85]
Come on, man.
- were subjected to daily beatings, including slapping, punching and sometimes kicking in the body or face [p. 91]
- … beatings that lasted up to 30 minutes [p. 91]
- … and were repeated over the course of days [p. 91]
You’re spending too much time online, man. Â Where do you get this stuff, anyway?
hat tip: emptywheel/firedoglake