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Solly Mack

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7. again from 2009: CIA threaten to kill children

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Tue Dec 9, 2014, 07:23 PM

Dec 2014

CIA Threatened To Kill Suspect's Children

Another interrogator allegedly tried to convince a different terror suspect detainee that his mother would be sexually assaulted in front of him...

A CIA contractor beat another prisoner with a heavy flashlight, reports CBS News correspondent Bob Orr. The report notes, "The detainee died in custody." And Abd al-Nashiri, suspected bomber of the USS Cole, was threatened with a handgun and power drill. "The debriefer ... revved the drill while the detainee stood naked and hooded," the report said.

The report, written in 2004, examined CIA treatment of terror detainees following the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. It has been declassified as part of a lawsuit brought by the American Civil Liberties Union.

CIA Report from 2004, released in 2009 because of ACLU FOIA

We've known some of this for years and years.

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Torture planning began in 2001, Senate report reveals (from 2009) [View all] Solly Mack Dec 2014 OP

Thanks for this thread, Solly. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #1

Bush's DOJ put out their 1st Torture Memo just 4 months after Sept. 11. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #3

I remember Alberto Gonzalez saying the Geneva Conventions was quaint. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #4

You're welcome. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #6

. Jeff Rosenzweig Dec 2014 #2

K&R G_j Dec 2014 #5

again from 2009: CIA threaten to kill children Solly Mack Dec 2014 #7

The "Salt Pit" from 2005 Solly Mack Dec 2014 #8

Marci Wheeler claims that a footnote reveals that Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #10

We murdered them even if they were guilty. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #11

You don't torture ESPECIALLY the bad guys. Volaris Dec 2014 #12

You're correct. Especially the bad guys. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #13

I 100% agree. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #16

K&R WorseBeforeBetter Dec 2014 #9

From 2008: Top Bush Advisors Approved 'Enhanced Interrogation' Solly Mack Dec 2014 #14

I left the government employ when I saw where this was heading back in 02 NightWatcher Dec 2014 #15

I'm glad the summary came out and I want the full report w/o redactions to come out. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #18

Thanks for the thread, Solly Mack. brer cat Dec 2014 #17

Hey, brer cat! Solly Mack Dec 2014 #19

CIA's Harsh Interrogation Techniques Described - from 2005 Solly Mack Dec 2014 #20

I went through and graduated from this SERE school they speak of madokie Dec 2014 #21

OK. Solly Mack Dec 2014 #22

No matter the euphemism they used, it's still TORTURE suffragette Dec 2014 #23

Thanks, suffragette Solly Mack Dec 2014 #25

Recommend... KoKo Dec 2014 #24

from 2009 : Rumsfeld: Architect of torture Solly Mack Dec 2014 #26

From 2005: Maj. Gen. Geoffrey D. Miller (a continuation from the above post w/ added info) Solly Mack Dec 2014 #27

until recently, waterboarding to simulate illegal tactics they might face Bandit Dec 2014 #28