The Bush Administration worked to create justification to allow the use of torture on persons who we have swept up in our 'war on terror' and has worked hard to prevent these prisoners from getting basic legal protection, going as far as to fix the trials.
Now more tales are being told about what is happening to those who we have put into this system of black holes. Men talk of abuse that is bloody and cruel.
One of them took my penis in his hand and began to make cuts. He did it once, and they stood still for maybe a minute, watching my reaction. I was in agony. They must have done this 20 to 30 times, in maybe two hours. There was blood all over. "I told you I was going to teach you who's the man," [one] eventually said.
They cut all over my private parts. One of them said it would be better just to cut it off, as I would only breed terrorists. I asked for a doctor.
They talk of spending months in an underground prison. All tell stories that sound almost beyond belief. Stories that at one time could be easily dismissed as absurd because the US would not do something like that.
Sadly, thanks to the criminal actions of the Bush Administration, we have to consider that these stories may contain truth. That our nation, once a standard for behavior that all nations could look to, has sunk to depths that at one time were only explored by the worst of the worlds despots.
We will have to spend generations cleaning up the reputation of the US, the White House and our Government after the disgrace and shame that Bush has thrust upon his office, and our land. These days, at times, it is hard to be proud to be an American.
2 comments:
When is someone going to start impeachment proceedings?
Only when the Republicans are not in control of every aspect of the government.
Till then, the the corruption rule
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