One.
Torture was discovered to be taking place at GITMO earlier this week; it seems that the evil nasty soldiers are at it again.
Several lawyers for the accused have come forward demanding a stop to the torture that has been heaped on to their clients. The soldiers have been strapping down a few of the accused terrorists into chairs, poking them with needles and jamming tubes down their throats, as well as holding them there for several hours after words. Terrible huh?
Now the reason these accused terrorists are being strapped down is because they are on a hunger strike and have not eaten for more than a month. The needles and tubes are used to feed these people and they are held in the chair to keep them from vomiting out the food they were given.
If this is what passes for torture in today's world, people really have become timid complainers. This brings me to topic number...
Two.
It was released today (finally) that a terrorist attack was thwarted in 2002. This attack would have killed thousands in the US. It turns out that back in 2001 some foreign agents picked up a known terrorist.
What did happen; this terrorist admitted to planning a strike on the US. The strike would have been 911 style, using a jet hijacked outside the country and flying it into a high-rise tower in California. This terrorist also gave up information leading to the capture of his accomplices, plans, and their relation to Al Qaeda. This terrorist was kept in the country where he was captured until after his operation was busted. Our agents were supervising his interrogation however. Yes, he was tortured and it most probably saved thousands of lives.
What did not happen; the terrorist did not just say "Ok guys you got me, here is my plan" the terrorist was never interrogated in a place where it would have been considered illegal, and the attack did not take place.
So where do we stand on torture again?
Later
