Captured Taliban leader singing like a canary

Hopefully.. he keeps singing til he is dry.... gets in front of the military tribunal to get convicted... and is promptly executed

Couldn't agree more. Although didn't I hear that the MODERATE Taliban wanted to talk???
 
Andrew Sullivan notes just how far the right has fallen since the days of their constantly-evoked hero, Ronald Reagan. Reagan fought for the passage of the U.N. Convention on Torture and made the U.S. a signatory to it in 1984. And not only did he push for each country to prosecute anyone in their leadership that engages in torture, he specifically called for the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute leaders in other countries who do so. Here's what he said when he signed the treaty:
"The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention. It marks a significant step in the development during this century of international measures against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment. Ratification of the Convention by the United States will clearly express United States opposition to torture, an abhorrent practice unfortunately still prevalent in the world today. The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of torturers relying on so-called 'universal jurisdiction.' Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to extradite them to other countries for prosecution."
And here's what the convention itself says about what is and is not torture and what excuses cannot be used to justify doing it: Reagan's Convention Against Torture : Dispatches from the Culture Wars
 
Andrew Sullivan notes just how far the right has fallen since the days of their constantly-evoked hero, Ronald Reagan. Reagan fought for the passage of the U.N. Convention on Torture and made the U.S. a signatory to it in 1984. And not only did he push for each country to prosecute anyone in their leadership that engages in torture, he specifically called for the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute leaders in other countries who do so. Here's what he said when he signed the treaty:
"The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention. It marks a significant step in the development during this century of international measures against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment. Ratification of the Convention by the United States will clearly express United States opposition to torture, an abhorrent practice unfortunately still prevalent in the world today. The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of torturers relying on so-called 'universal jurisdiction.' Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to extradite them to other countries for prosecution."
And here's what the convention itself says about what is and is not torture and what excuses cannot be used to justify doing it: Reagan's Convention Against Torture : Dispatches from the Culture Wars


Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

Nice try dumbass.
 
[SIZE=+1]Cheney's Best Torture tips[/SIZE]
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Link Excerpt:
Interrogators were instructed to start pouring water right after a detainee exhaled, to ensure he inhaled water, not air, in his next breath. They could use their hands to "dam the runoff" and prevent water from spilling out of a detainee's mouth. They were allowed six separate 40-second "applications" of liquid in each two-hour session – and could dump water over a detainee's nose and mouth for a total of 12 minutes a day. Finally, to keep detainees alive even if they inhaled their own vomit during a session – a side effect of waterboarding – the prisoners were kept on a liquid diet. The agency recommended Ensure Plus.
 
Andrew Sullivan notes just how far the right has fallen since the days of their constantly-evoked hero, Ronald Reagan. Reagan fought for the passage of the U.N. Convention on Torture and made the U.S. a signatory to it in 1984. And not only did he push for each country to prosecute anyone in their leadership that engages in torture, he specifically called for the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute leaders in other countries who do so. Here's what he said when he signed the treaty:
"The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention. It marks a significant step in the development during this century of international measures against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment. Ratification of the Convention by the United States will clearly express United States opposition to torture, an abhorrent practice unfortunately still prevalent in the world today. The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of torturers relying on so-called 'universal jurisdiction.' Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to extradite them to other countries for prosecution."
And here's what the convention itself says about what is and is not torture and what excuses cannot be used to justify doing it: Reagan's Convention Against Torture : Dispatches from the Culture Wars


Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

Nice try dumbass.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.
 
Good think it's not torture, it's enhanced interrogation techniques :razz:
 
Andrew Sullivan notes just how far the right has fallen since the days of their constantly-evoked hero, Ronald Reagan. Reagan fought for the passage of the U.N. Convention on Torture and made the U.S. a signatory to it in 1984. And not only did he push for each country to prosecute anyone in their leadership that engages in torture, he specifically called for the use of universal jurisdiction to prosecute leaders in other countries who do so. Here's what he said when he signed the treaty:
"The United States participated actively and effectively in the negotiation of the Convention. It marks a significant step in the development during this century of international measures against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment. Ratification of the Convention by the United States will clearly express United States opposition to torture, an abhorrent practice unfortunately still prevalent in the world today. The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of torturers relying on so-called 'universal jurisdiction.' Each State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who are found in its territory or to extradite them to other countries for prosecution."
And here's what the convention itself says about what is and is not torture and what excuses cannot be used to justify doing it: Reagan's Convention Against Torture : Dispatches from the Culture Wars


Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

Nice try dumbass.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.

Unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention. Never have been.
 
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Medical Definition of Torture

Torture: An act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person, for a purpose such as obtaining information or a confession, punishment, intimidation or coercion, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind. Survivors of torture often suffer from physical and psychological symptoms and disabilities. There may be specific forms of physical injury including broken bones, neurological damage, and musculoskeletal problems. Torture may results in psychological symptoms of depression (most common), post-traumatic stress disorder, marked sleep disturbances and alterations in self-perceptions together with feelings of powerlessness, fear, guilt and shame.
 
this thread should be re-named "Neo-Con faggots for torture turn their back on Reagan"
 
this thread should be re-named "Neo-Con faggots for torture turn their back on Reagan"

Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.
 
this thread should be re-named "Neo-Con faggots for torture turn their back on Reagan"

Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.

Reasons why Terrorists are not covered under Geneva Convention:

- No uniforms
- Don't fight for a nation recognized by the United Nations
- Don't fight under a recognized command structure.
- Don't have a fixed, recognizable sign that identifies them from a distance
- Don't conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war

Therefore, these fighters are not entitled to protection under the Geneva Convention.
 
Non uniformed, unlawful combatants are not covered by the Geneva Convention.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat or war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.

Reasons why Terrorists are not covered under Geneva Convention:

- No uniforms
- Don't fight for a nation recognized by the United Nations
- Don't fight under a recognized command structure.
- Don't have a fixed, recognizable sign that identifies them from a distance
- Don't conduct their operations in accordance with the laws and customs of war

Therefore, these fighters are not entitled to protection under the Geneva Convention.

do you understand what no exceptions means?
 

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