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Report Details Interrogation Techniques

Extreme tactics used on prisoners at Guantánamo and elsewhere

Posted May 21, 2008

Reader Comments

What to do with the Detainees?

Everybody seems to be calling for the closure of Gitmo. Thats fine and well but what shall we do with the Detainees?

The War on Terror is a very complex issue when you factor in the present variables. World opinion, respect of religion, world governments, the Iraq/Afghan insurgency, Al-Qaeda, public opinion, war contractors, political processes, Gitmo, tribal affairs, Bush, Al-Maliki, Karzai, american Soldiers, DNC, RNC, UN, Palin, Pakistan, Iraq, Iran... etc... A simple statement like close Gitmo is an uneducated and knee-jerk reaction. Americans are not brutal people. The thought of physcal force goes against our morals. Terrorism and Terrorists force us into this position. This is the point of the Terrorism tactic.

The detainees at Gitmo are a select group of people whose sole purpose in life is to advance Islam through deadly terror. Check out dod.gov, they list the charges of detainees for public info. They want to kill us! Do we release them? Would we close a county jail, or state prison, or federal prison... how are they different? Contrary to popular opinion, they are not being held without charge. Plain and simple. dod.gov, check it out.

Close Gitmo, but what about the Detainees?

..Interrogation Techniques

..Kind of slaps "We don't Torture" in the face.

..If it were to secure every answer we want - It Would Still Be Wrong.

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..When You Become An Animal Fighting Animals, You lose Law & Order

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..President Bush Would Like Everyone To Believe It Works - With His "See We Haven't Had Another Attack"

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..World-Wide, Everyday, Our Stature is Deminished With Such Reason..

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..Gun-Boat Diplomacy of Might Makes Right - SHOULD Be Rejected, Discarded, Scrapped.

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..Man in civilazition is supposed to use reason

Guantanamo

You guys sayin they deserve it are sick. If ALL of them were terrorists then sure, torture them, they deserve it. But many of them are innocent citizens who were traveling or living near the border. Many of these POWs were non Jihadists who were kidnapped by US because they dont care if theyre terrorists or not. Imagine if for example mexico and US are at war and you live near San Diego and get kidnapped by mexican soldiers and were tortured and raped. It's sick. Unless for sure they know the people are Jihadists then dont torture them.

dis....wat....bcuz

Please, I'm glad that you believe in God but go back to school and quit playing with your feelings over everything!

CIA

The CIA is doing a great job at Guantanamo Bay!

tin response to "Answer this"

Maybe they should not commit a crime to get their a** in jail. If you violate someone's rights in our country, don't complain when you get locked up and have your rights "violated". Maybe we should give them lobster dinners and a swedish masseuse. Give me a break bro.

reply to ninja of california

think of dis....wat if it was sum1 u knew n cared 4??? would u feel the same way?? i dont think so. the only reason y u say that is because u r not feeling the pain and things that they r feeling.. b4 talking put ur self in there shoes..well in their position bcuz they dont have shoes.

Guatanamo Bay SHUT DOWN!!!!!!

Im just a 16 year old teen and i feel that torturing these prisoners is wrong....no 1 can play God....no 1 has the right to abuse and mistreat these prisoners no matter what crime they have committed. i believe that this facility should be shut down immediately...

Answer This

35 to 45 prisoners are shackled and left in a cell 10X10 with temperatures ranging in the low 50's wearing only underwear, music is blaring at concert level volume. There is no where to sit... prisoners are left to stand hours on end...Iraq?..Afhganistan? GitMo?? No this is your local prison facilty.

Wow, you close minded fools. All methods of interrogation should be allowed. You cannot possibly know what works on every captured terrorist until you at least try. To automatically disallow more brutal treatment gives every prisoner an automatic advantage.

That absolute TRUTH being said, other gentler means such as bribery, comforting, and seduction are just as viable as well. All options should be available on each terrorist until the effective means is found.

Interrogation is not personal. It is not an opportunity to inflict harm on a helpless target. It is only a means to an end. It is up to the animals that we are at war with to decide how hard we push. If they give it up as easily as us giving them lollipops, so be it. If they want to close up as tight as a clam, we use a jackhammer. We simply use whatever tools are necessary without bias or restriction. That is how results are achieved.

It is a cold, ruthless, unemotional process.

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