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Thursday, 7 February 2008

“How may I torture you today?”

Posted on 12:19 by Unknown
When is torture not torture? When it’s American, of course. Only the masters of doublespeak could come up with the term “Enhanced Interrogation Techniques” to cover waterboarding, standing shackled to a bolt for 40 hours, withholding pain medication for bullet wounds or being kept in a freezing cell and regularly doused in cold water.Not illegal enough for you? Try the “acts of cruel, inhuman or
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