Tag Archives: Torture

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A grisly alphabet of ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ created by Oscar Rickett and Krent Able for Vice.

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A ‘thought experiment’ by Jen Sorensen.

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Previously: ‘A Former US Marine Will Show Ireland Has Breached International Law In Shannon’

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In a speech at an NRA (National Rifle Association) event yesterday, one-time vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin (not Tina Fey) said with regard to America’s enemies:

“If I were in charge, they would know that waterboarding is how we baptise terrorists.”

Why Sarah Palin’s Sacrilegious Torture Nostalgia Matters (Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic)

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Secretly shot video footage aired last night by Channel 4 shows what it said were Syrian patients being tortured by medical staff at a state-run hospital in Homs. The station said it had obtained footage  at the military hospital in Homs, filmed covertly by an employee and smuggled out by a French photojournalist identified only as “Mani.”

 

Secret Footage Showing ‘torture’ Of Syrians In Homs hospital (Telegraph)

McCain Calls For Airstrikes On Syria; US, Europe Ask Putin To Aid International Diplomacy (Washington Post)