Bushco-"A Beacon For Islamic Extremists" Cable: Abu Ghraib torture inspired 100s of Saudis to jihad

[kpete]

Cable: Abu Ghraib torture inspired hundreds of Saudis to jihad

By Stephen C. Webster
Thursday, December 2nd, 2010 -- 11:54 am


Cable: Abu Ghraib torture inspired hundreds of Saudis to jihad

The Bush administration's torture program was a beacon for Islamic extremists seeking to recruit fellow fighters in the war against America and its allies, a leaked diplomatic cable has shown.
http://cablegate.wikileaks.org/cable/2009/05/09RIYADH670.html

A State Department document released by whistleblower website WikiLeaks, detailing discussions between Saudi Arabia and US Ambassador Richard Holbrooke, noted that the Saudis arrested some 250 men on their way to join extremists in Afghanistan.

The cable specifically noted the men were inspired to take up arms by stories and photos of the ghastly torture carried out at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, where prisoners and in some cases their family members -- including children -- were raped, tortured and killed by Americans.

more:
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/12/cable-shows-torture-photos-inspired-hundreds/

[Jackpine Radical]

1. I'm just so fucken proud of my country.

We are a truly exceptional variety of human. Well, large primate, anyway.

[gratuitous]

2. Is Chimpy still flogging his book?

I suppose he's done with "hard werk" of promoting his "book," but wouldn't it be nice to have an interviewer chat with Bush about torture (a subject that makes George rock hard), and then hit him with the substance of this cable, which lays out the premise that Bush's torture regime actually made us less safe? Do you think the concept would penetrate Chimpy's skull? Or do you suppose he'd just smile, go "Heh, heh, heh" and then regale us with an anecdote about how he beat Lance Armstrong in a bicycle race?

[democrank]

3. K & R