After I came back from my rest in Cuba, the Nazis and their supports made my life a constant hell. I had people shooting off guns outside of my apartment at night, I had a neighbor who sat on his porch with a hunting rifle every morning as I went to go pick up a paper or a cold drink. Gestapo agents raided my apartment and took documents every time I went out somewhere. And when I did go out where there lots of people, I would be attacked, kicked in the ankles when I walked through a crown, and I was "accidentally" bumped into. I was never safe no matter where I went.
Things were so bad, I decided to have one of my conversations with God. I was standing in the middle of my small apartment when I said, "God, what kind of people would destroy a defenseless, innocent, insignificant person like me?" Immediately, I got my answer. Suddenly I had a vision and I was swept up to a bluff on the side of a mountain which overlooked an expansive valley. Down in the expansive valley below I could see two great armies doing battle. It was mostly tanks and infantry, but it was ragging battle.
As I looked down on the war going on before me, I was suddenly overwhelmed with the thoughts and feelings that those people in that valley had one and only one purpose in life. That purpose was to serve me, to do what I wanted and to die for me if that was necessary. I wasn't just seeing this, I was that person standing there. I was flooded with this overwhelming feeling of exhilaration of absolute power and invulnerability. I had never had feelings like that before or since that day. The indescribable exhilaration was a result of knowing that other people only had one purpose in life - to serve my wishes and me.
At the same time I had this feeling of total invulnerability, I had this gut, visceral reaction of nausea, and feeling sick. It was my reaction, not the person standing there, to the insane feelings of power that I was experiencing.
And then, just as rapidly as I had been taken up to the mountain bluff, I was back standing in my living room. I now knew what kind of people had ordered the destruction of my life.
You can run into people who think that everyone else on the planet is there to serve them. You find them on the roads, in your neighborhoods, at work and other everyday places. Fortunately, these people don't have the power to destroy your life or you. They may be annoying and on occasion make you feel miserable, but they are seldom if ever a threat to you or your way of life.
The dangerous people with power are out there, but realistically your odds of directly becoming involved with them are low. What are your odds of running into a serial killer? Extremely low. But there are powerful people of extreme wealth who think and feel that they are invulnerable. And there are also people out there that get their power by association. These people may not be powerful on their own, but they use their association with powerful organizations to make them invulnerable. Corporate executives, corporate board members, and members of gestapo type groups like the CIA ("we are not responsible for anything we do") are good examples. The knowledge that their organization will protect them no matter what they do gives them that euphoria and exhilaration of ultimate power.
I had the misfortune of getting trapped by one or more of these sickos. They are what I call fascist system approved "serial killers". I always remember the admonition the an attorney gave me. He said he had powerful clients who were not happy unless they were making some one else miserable. The people who believe that all other people are on earth to serve them and their wishes.
Saturday, April 11, 2015
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Who is (are) the architech(s) of fascist amerika?!
An article recently appeared in the paper that was written by a Marine captain and who had a platoon under his command in Iraq and Afghanistan. The captain was not a sniper himself and he admits that he never killed anyone directly but he did order the death of so many people that he stopped counting after a while. Some of his comments are very revealing as to the type of people and society this country is creating.
The officer found that once killing loses its mystique, it is no longer a tool of last resort. In fact, he discovered that killing can become banal, trite. Gee, can you think of recent incidences in the local news where that policy seems to be true in amerika? He also discovered that it no longer bothered him when he ordered killings. Were the victims "terrorists" or were they just some people out for a walk? All that mattered is that they were dead. No one ever talked about "accidental" killings. One can only imagine the questions and memories such experiences leave in the minds of the soldiers doing the actual killing. This picture gives you a pretty good idea why there are so many messed-up veterans walking around in society.
Which brings me back to snipers. He states "Of course, our snipers became the celebrities of our deployment because they were the best killers." In order to promote war, why not make snipers celebrities in the fascist society? All you need to do is write a book, make a movie, have lots of "news" coverage and publicity and voila! you have an instant celebrity, a fictional version of a rock star. That is how you make war common place, acceptable and promote the use of guns. Not that the ruling fascists would plan it that way! Unfortunately for the ruling fascists, that scheme, like so many of their machinations did not end the way they thought it would.
Anyone promoting war knows that remote killing is the best kind. Can you think of a better way to destroy human life than by sitting at a desk on a computer and sending a drone possibly thousands of miles away to fire a missile at unsuspecting victims. Innocent or deserving victims, what does it matter? Just push the button and then go have a cup of coffee. Make killing banal, trite, commonplace!
What caught my attention most in the article was the following: "our deployment in Afghanistan had been exhilarating because we felt invulnerable. This invulnerability........was the most powerful sensation I'd ever experienced. I felt favored with the power to do anything. In my next post I will tell you how I experienced the same sensations, but in an entirely different context. My experience was to teach me a valuable lesson and it came from God - if you believe in such things. It answered a question I had been asking since the day I had become a torture victim. And maybe the Easter season is the right time to share it.
The officer found that once killing loses its mystique, it is no longer a tool of last resort. In fact, he discovered that killing can become banal, trite. Gee, can you think of recent incidences in the local news where that policy seems to be true in amerika? He also discovered that it no longer bothered him when he ordered killings. Were the victims "terrorists" or were they just some people out for a walk? All that mattered is that they were dead. No one ever talked about "accidental" killings. One can only imagine the questions and memories such experiences leave in the minds of the soldiers doing the actual killing. This picture gives you a pretty good idea why there are so many messed-up veterans walking around in society.
Which brings me back to snipers. He states "Of course, our snipers became the celebrities of our deployment because they were the best killers." In order to promote war, why not make snipers celebrities in the fascist society? All you need to do is write a book, make a movie, have lots of "news" coverage and publicity and voila! you have an instant celebrity, a fictional version of a rock star. That is how you make war common place, acceptable and promote the use of guns. Not that the ruling fascists would plan it that way! Unfortunately for the ruling fascists, that scheme, like so many of their machinations did not end the way they thought it would.
Anyone promoting war knows that remote killing is the best kind. Can you think of a better way to destroy human life than by sitting at a desk on a computer and sending a drone possibly thousands of miles away to fire a missile at unsuspecting victims. Innocent or deserving victims, what does it matter? Just push the button and then go have a cup of coffee. Make killing banal, trite, commonplace!
What caught my attention most in the article was the following: "our deployment in Afghanistan had been exhilarating because we felt invulnerable. This invulnerability........was the most powerful sensation I'd ever experienced. I felt favored with the power to do anything. In my next post I will tell you how I experienced the same sensations, but in an entirely different context. My experience was to teach me a valuable lesson and it came from God - if you believe in such things. It answered a question I had been asking since the day I had become a torture victim. And maybe the Easter season is the right time to share it.
Friday, March 20, 2015
Fascist golden rule: Love your sniper, hate your neighbor.
I mentioned in my previous post that Jeffery Wigand had to move about regularly and also had to hire a bodyguard for his protection. Jeffery was in his early fifties when the fascist state decided to destroy him. Since he had been successful in his career, Jeffery had some financial resource that allowed him to protect himself by doing things like hiring a bodyguard.
In my case, I was only a few years into my career and since I had come from a poor background, I had almost no financial reserves. I have always believed that my financial status was a major factor in picking me for the industrial position which eventually lead to the total destruction of my life. Despite my lack of funds, I still had to move frequently as did Jeffery Wigand did and although I didn't have the money to hire bodyguards, friends and acquaintances would frequently protect me and there were even occasions they would form a human shield around me when I was in particularly vulnerable situation. There actions tell you that some Americans do know right from wrong and can tell the difference between good and evil.
But in todays atmosphere of love your amerikan sniper hero, bodyguards and human shields are of little value against the evil empires machinations. And if you don't think the fascist state wouldn't use snipers against the civilian population, I suggest you "Google" Ruby Ridge. Here is a brief description of events: "These military-style rules varied from the FBI's standard deadly force policy. Some snipers later described them as a "green light" to "shoot on sight. ..... Before the negotiators arrived at the cabin, FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, from a position over 200 yards north and above the Weaver cabin, shot and wounded Randy Weaver in the back with the bullet exiting his right armpit, while he was lifting the latch on the shed to visit the body of his dead son. (The sniper testified at the later trial that he had put his crosshairs on Weaver's spine, but Weaver moved at the last second.) Then, as Weaver, his 16-year-old daughter Sara, and Harris ran back toward the house, Horiuchi fired a second bullet, killing Vicki Weaver, and wounded Harris in the chest. Vicki Weaver was standing behind the door through which Harris was entering the house, holding their 10-month-old baby Elisheba in her arms."
Sniper Lon Horiuchi was latter promoted for his fine efforts. The above is another fine example of Stanley Milgram's "Obedience To Authority" in action. You are all just subjects(chattel if you will) to the whims of the ruling elite fascists.
I had intended for a couple of weeks to comment on amerikas new found love affair of snipers and how it is another sign of amerikas values going down the toilet of evil, but I thought I would wait until some of the emotions had died down. Then, this weekend a more fair and balanced view of a sniper appeared in the paper. I will comment on that item in my next blog.
In my case, I was only a few years into my career and since I had come from a poor background, I had almost no financial reserves. I have always believed that my financial status was a major factor in picking me for the industrial position which eventually lead to the total destruction of my life. Despite my lack of funds, I still had to move frequently as did Jeffery Wigand did and although I didn't have the money to hire bodyguards, friends and acquaintances would frequently protect me and there were even occasions they would form a human shield around me when I was in particularly vulnerable situation. There actions tell you that some Americans do know right from wrong and can tell the difference between good and evil.
But in todays atmosphere of love your amerikan sniper hero, bodyguards and human shields are of little value against the evil empires machinations. And if you don't think the fascist state wouldn't use snipers against the civilian population, I suggest you "Google" Ruby Ridge. Here is a brief description of events: "These military-style rules varied from the FBI's standard deadly force policy. Some snipers later described them as a "green light" to "shoot on sight. ..... Before the negotiators arrived at the cabin, FBI sniper Lon Horiuchi, from a position over 200 yards north and above the Weaver cabin, shot and wounded Randy Weaver in the back with the bullet exiting his right armpit, while he was lifting the latch on the shed to visit the body of his dead son. (The sniper testified at the later trial that he had put his crosshairs on Weaver's spine, but Weaver moved at the last second.) Then, as Weaver, his 16-year-old daughter Sara, and Harris ran back toward the house, Horiuchi fired a second bullet, killing Vicki Weaver, and wounded Harris in the chest. Vicki Weaver was standing behind the door through which Harris was entering the house, holding their 10-month-old baby Elisheba in her arms."
Sniper Lon Horiuchi was latter promoted for his fine efforts. The above is another fine example of Stanley Milgram's "Obedience To Authority" in action. You are all just subjects(chattel if you will) to the whims of the ruling elite fascists.
I had intended for a couple of weeks to comment on amerikas new found love affair of snipers and how it is another sign of amerikas values going down the toilet of evil, but I thought I would wait until some of the emotions had died down. Then, this weekend a more fair and balanced view of a sniper appeared in the paper. I will comment on that item in my next blog.
Monday, February 23, 2015
Amerikans view reflected in the lives of two men.
It is interesting how amerikans and the fascist state view two different men. Everyone is now familiar with Chris Kyle the sniper. A movie about his life is out and all the fascist media want you to believe he is a hero for killing 160 people(a last count, the number keeps growing) and in the process "saved" some amerikan lives.
On the other hand, Jeffery Wigand(What, you never heard of him?) is labeled a "whistleblower" and an undesirable amerikan. He actually was a man of considerable achievement and also had served in the military. He was also a man of conscience and integrity who was forced to testify against the tobacco industry. His exposure of the crimes committed by the tobacco industry against the amerikan people ultimately resulted in vast campaigns to warn people about the hazards and health dangers that result from smoking. What he did, literally SAVED THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS and he didn't have to kill anybody to do it. Yet he was and probably still is considered some sort of traitor and undesirable.
Wigand's decision to become a whistleblower came at great cost to his personal life and even brought risks to his personal safety. Under enormous pressure and stress, Wigand turned to drinking heavily. His drinking problem became so severe that he stole a bottle of liquor from a convenience store, got into a drunken physical confrontation with his wife and eventually filed for divorce. The tobacco industry then unleashed a ruthless smear campaign against Wigand that publicized – and greatly exaggerated – such incidents to paint him as a raging alcoholic, wife-beater and pathological liar. Wigand's home and his lawyers' offices were broken into and robbed of personal documents, and he received several death threats that forced him to abandon his home and live secretly in various hotels with a full-time bodyguard.
And where was agencies like the FBI while all of above was going on. Well they were saying he was the dangerous person and unstable and that no one was trying to harm him. Remember, what I said, never trust or believe in the amerikan system! Rule number one! Wigand's story only became known because there were people with power who wanted the truth about smoking and using tobacco products to be known.
What was done to Wigand is very similar to what happened to me except in my case, dumb, scared amerikans didn't care about the corruption of the federal and state court systems. Now days, those same dumb, scared amerikans are wondering what is wrong with the fascist injustice(sic) system.
The difference between the two men above demonstrates how distorted and perverted the amerikan system is. Money and world conquest is all that matters in the amerikan fascist system.
On the other hand, Jeffery Wigand(What, you never heard of him?) is labeled a "whistleblower" and an undesirable amerikan. He actually was a man of considerable achievement and also had served in the military. He was also a man of conscience and integrity who was forced to testify against the tobacco industry. His exposure of the crimes committed by the tobacco industry against the amerikan people ultimately resulted in vast campaigns to warn people about the hazards and health dangers that result from smoking. What he did, literally SAVED THE LIVES OF MILLIONS OF AMERICANS and he didn't have to kill anybody to do it. Yet he was and probably still is considered some sort of traitor and undesirable.
Wigand's decision to become a whistleblower came at great cost to his personal life and even brought risks to his personal safety. Under enormous pressure and stress, Wigand turned to drinking heavily. His drinking problem became so severe that he stole a bottle of liquor from a convenience store, got into a drunken physical confrontation with his wife and eventually filed for divorce. The tobacco industry then unleashed a ruthless smear campaign against Wigand that publicized – and greatly exaggerated – such incidents to paint him as a raging alcoholic, wife-beater and pathological liar. Wigand's home and his lawyers' offices were broken into and robbed of personal documents, and he received several death threats that forced him to abandon his home and live secretly in various hotels with a full-time bodyguard.
And where was agencies like the FBI while all of above was going on. Well they were saying he was the dangerous person and unstable and that no one was trying to harm him. Remember, what I said, never trust or believe in the amerikan system! Rule number one! Wigand's story only became known because there were people with power who wanted the truth about smoking and using tobacco products to be known.
What was done to Wigand is very similar to what happened to me except in my case, dumb, scared amerikans didn't care about the corruption of the federal and state court systems. Now days, those same dumb, scared amerikans are wondering what is wrong with the fascist injustice(sic) system.
The difference between the two men above demonstrates how distorted and perverted the amerikan system is. Money and world conquest is all that matters in the amerikan fascist system.
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Proof of "Immediately get out of the country or it is kill or be killed".
Murat Kurnaz was "fortunate" that he was a legal German resident. Although he was born and raised in Germany, due to idiosyncrasies in German law, he was technically a Turkish citizen. Nevertheless, once he escaped from prison, he had a country to which he could flee. Not only that, since there were people interested in his story and he was free from the fascist state, he was able to publish a book about his ordeal. I am also sure that the fact that he couldn't identify or name his torturers facilitated the release of the book. Most important was the fact that he was able to flee the fascist torturers and was able to attempt to live a decent life.
Gary Webb was a member of the written news media and actually got his story initially published, but eventually his superiors and the ruling fascists demanded that he retract his story. Mr. Webb stayed in the US and of course ended up dead. Kill or be killed!
Karen Silkwood uncovered serious problems in processing material used for nuclear reactors and bombs. She was on her way to meet with reporter(s) from the NY times with a stack of documents(proof) to support her allegations. She never made it to her rendezvous. She was found dead and the documents were missing. She didn't leave the country first and get international support before she presented her evidence. Thus she was killed. For your info: The CIA has been linked to her death because of the organization was selling "stolen" nuclear bomb grade Plutonium on the black market.
The ruling fascists tried to stop Philip Agee(deceased from natural causes) from leaving the US by taking his passport, but he still managed to escape and publish a book. I met and talked with Mr. Agee a couple of times. I mention this because the Nazi element always tries to paint innocent victims as some sort of horrible villain by saying he was a known associate of whoever or that he met with some notorious terrorist. Usually there is absolutely nothing nefarious going on, but it gives it gives the morally bankrupt amerikans an excuse and or justification to attack the victim.
Now let's look at how to do it right. Remember Edward Snowden? On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew from Hawaii to Hong Kong, where in early June he revealed numerous classified NSA documents to journalists. He got out of the country and then exposed the egregious crimes by NSA against the amerikan people. The other thing Snowden did right was that he became well-known on the world stage. In other words, if anything did happen to Edward Snowden, the world would know who did it.
I do not write these things to anger or rile you, but rather to warn you. Warn you of what? Warn you of the evil that you worship.
Gary Webb was a member of the written news media and actually got his story initially published, but eventually his superiors and the ruling fascists demanded that he retract his story. Mr. Webb stayed in the US and of course ended up dead. Kill or be killed!
Karen Silkwood uncovered serious problems in processing material used for nuclear reactors and bombs. She was on her way to meet with reporter(s) from the NY times with a stack of documents(proof) to support her allegations. She never made it to her rendezvous. She was found dead and the documents were missing. She didn't leave the country first and get international support before she presented her evidence. Thus she was killed. For your info: The CIA has been linked to her death because of the organization was selling "stolen" nuclear bomb grade Plutonium on the black market.
The ruling fascists tried to stop Philip Agee(deceased from natural causes) from leaving the US by taking his passport, but he still managed to escape and publish a book. I met and talked with Mr. Agee a couple of times. I mention this because the Nazi element always tries to paint innocent victims as some sort of horrible villain by saying he was a known associate of whoever or that he met with some notorious terrorist. Usually there is absolutely nothing nefarious going on, but it gives it gives the morally bankrupt amerikans an excuse and or justification to attack the victim.
Now let's look at how to do it right. Remember Edward Snowden? On May 20, 2013, Snowden flew from Hawaii to Hong Kong, where in early June he revealed numerous classified NSA documents to journalists. He got out of the country and then exposed the egregious crimes by NSA against the amerikan people. The other thing Snowden did right was that he became well-known on the world stage. In other words, if anything did happen to Edward Snowden, the world would know who did it.
I do not write these things to anger or rile you, but rather to warn you. Warn you of what? Warn you of the evil that you worship.
Monday, December 29, 2014
Read: Five years of my life : an innocent man in Guantanamo
When I tell people that psychos torture for their love of torture and the opportunity to be God, I get this dumb look back. First, the torturer holds the life of their victim in their hands; they decide if the victim lives or dies and how much suffering the victim must endure. What a power rush that must be to play God!
Take the life of Murat Kurnaz. What? You say you never heard of him. He is a German citizen who was kidnapped off the streets of Pakistan and was then tortured for five (5) years by the amerikan torture cabal. And what did Murat Kurnaz do to "deserve" this treatment? Nothing. It seems the amerikan gestapo organizations paid some Pakistani three thousand dollars ($3,000) to give them a victim. As best as I can calculate, that is about a half a years salary for the average Pakistani worker. There are a lot of amerikans who would sell anyone into slavery/torture for a half a years salary! Imagine what people in a poor, corrupt country like Pakistan would do for that kind of money.
After two years of brutal torture, the amerikan torture cabal decided that Murat Kurnaz was not a terrorist and posed no threat to amerikan interests. So did they release him from Guantanamo and fly him back home? Of course not. The chained him in a small, damp, dark cell and continued periodic torture for another 3 years.
Murat Kurnaz was "discovered" in Guantanamo by a lawyer, who was there on another mission. With aid from Amnesty International, a request by the German Chancellor and finally the intervention by the President, Murat Kurnaz was released. When he was finally back in Germany, the story of his years in hell became known. And what did the CIA have to say about this? They said "YOU CAN'T PROVE THE TORTURE EVER HAPPENED!"
If you see the movie "Kill The Messenger" you will see a scene where the victim Gary Webb is told that he "can't prove any of it". When I approached Jack Kopac about the idiotic scheme he was participating in he replied "YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!". Do you see a pattern here?!
If you're ever in a situation where there is crime and corruption and you are told, "YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING" immediately get out of the country or kill them. Those are your choices, because at that point, you are in a kill or be killed situation. Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT believe in the amerikan system!!! You are dealing with people with absolute power(the fascist system) and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Psalm 35:25 - Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified.
Take the life of Murat Kurnaz. What? You say you never heard of him. He is a German citizen who was kidnapped off the streets of Pakistan and was then tortured for five (5) years by the amerikan torture cabal. And what did Murat Kurnaz do to "deserve" this treatment? Nothing. It seems the amerikan gestapo organizations paid some Pakistani three thousand dollars ($3,000) to give them a victim. As best as I can calculate, that is about a half a years salary for the average Pakistani worker. There are a lot of amerikans who would sell anyone into slavery/torture for a half a years salary! Imagine what people in a poor, corrupt country like Pakistan would do for that kind of money.
After two years of brutal torture, the amerikan torture cabal decided that Murat Kurnaz was not a terrorist and posed no threat to amerikan interests. So did they release him from Guantanamo and fly him back home? Of course not. The chained him in a small, damp, dark cell and continued periodic torture for another 3 years.
Murat Kurnaz was "discovered" in Guantanamo by a lawyer, who was there on another mission. With aid from Amnesty International, a request by the German Chancellor and finally the intervention by the President, Murat Kurnaz was released. When he was finally back in Germany, the story of his years in hell became known. And what did the CIA have to say about this? They said "YOU CAN'T PROVE THE TORTURE EVER HAPPENED!"
If you see the movie "Kill The Messenger" you will see a scene where the victim Gary Webb is told that he "can't prove any of it". When I approached Jack Kopac about the idiotic scheme he was participating in he replied "YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING!". Do you see a pattern here?!
If you're ever in a situation where there is crime and corruption and you are told, "YOU CAN'T PROVE ANYTHING" immediately get out of the country or kill them. Those are your choices, because at that point, you are in a kill or be killed situation. Do not, and I repeat, DO NOT believe in the amerikan system!!! You are dealing with people with absolute power(the fascist system) and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Psalm 35:25 - Let them not say in their hearts, Ah, so would we have it: let them not say, We have swallowed him up.
26 Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that rejoice at mine hurt: let them be clothed with shame and dishonour that magnify themselves against me.
27 Let them shout for joy, and be glad, that favour my righteous cause: yea, let them say continually, Let the Lord be magnified.
Sunday, December 14, 2014
VINDICATION OF SORTS
While the senate is releasing a report on amerika's use of torture in the
name of national security, Fox News is busy reporting on hearings about
Universal Health Care. Is there any
doubt were conservative interests lie - no health care for many amerikans, but
yes to torture. A nice try at
distracting and confusing those ignorant masses.
ABSOULTE POWER CORRUPTS ABSOLUTELY! Acts like torture are frequently done in the name
of ''national security". Hitler and
the Nazis tried to exterminate the Jews for "national security" and
the German's protege, amerika uses "national security" to commit all
sorts of heinous acts. And amerikans
blindly follow and support evil as long as it is done in the name of their
religion of worshiping the nation. Groups like the CIA commit autrocities
against defenseless people because they can and they will not be held
responsible (absolute power). Then they claim the "saved lives".
Gary Ridgway, an infamous psychopath and serial killer, when asked why he
had killed at least fifty women responded by saying, "because I could and
I could get away with it." Within
groups like the CIA there are psychopaths and serial killers with psychopathic
personalities that torture and destroy human life "because the can and
they can get away with it". When
at least a bit of the truth is about to be exposed, these agents of evil and
their supporters scream "NATIONAL SECURITY".
There recently released movie titled "Kill The Messenger"
tells the real life story of how the fascist state killed an amerikan
reporter who uncovered and then tried to report
heinous illegal CIA acts. The story goes on to show how the CIA and the
supporting elitist fascist system systematically went about destroying this
man's life. It was very much like what
was done to me.
RECENTLY RELEASED:
“American torture was not confined to a handful of aberrational cases or techniques, nor was it the work of rogue CIA agents. It was an officially sanctioned, worldwide regime of torture that had the acquiescence, if not explicit approval, of the top members of both political parties in Congress. It was motivated by far more than interrogation. The evidence for all of this is conclusive and overwhelming. And the American media bears much of the blame, as they refused for years to even to use the word “torture” to describe any of this (even as they called the same techniques “torture” when used by American adversaries), a shameful and COWARDLY abdication that continues literally to this day in many of the most influential outlets.
The Senate Intelligence Committee will release part of its “torture report.” The report is the by-product of four years of work (2009-2013) and is 6,000 pages long. Only the Executive Summary, roughly 600 pages, will be released today. Even some of that is redacted: the names of CIA agents participating in the torture, countries which agreed to allow CIA black sites, and other details. For months, top Democrats on the Committee warred with the Obama Whitehouse due to the latter’s attempts to redact far more vital information than even stalwart CIA ally Dianne Feinstein thought necessary."
None of this has been in any plausible doubt for years. Recall that Gen. Antonio Taguba, who led an official investigation into prisoner abuse, said in 2008: “There is no longer any doubt as to whether the current administration has committed war crimes. The only question that remains to be answered is whether those who ordered the use of torture will be held to account.” Gen. Barry McCaffrey said : “We tortured people unmercifully." AMEN TO THAT!
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