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| Ruddock doubts Hicks' torture claims |
| 2004-12-10 |
| The federal government has cast doubt on the validity of claims by Australian terrorist suspect David Hicks that he was tortured in American custody. In an affidavit released by his lawyers, Hicks says he was forcibly injected with drugs, beaten for hours while blindfolded and handcuffed and had food withheld by his jailers at the American military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Attorney-General Philip Ruddock said the affidavit appeared to contradict earlier statements by Hicks' lawyers. "It sits a little uncomfortably with some of the earlier statements by Mr Hicks' lawyers that certainly affirmed that while at Guantanamo Bay he'd been humanely treated," Mr Ruddock told reporters. "(The statements also) suggested that while he was at Guantanamo Bay there were no allegations specifically in relation to Mr Hicks other than I think deprivation of his liberty and like matters. "My view is that those matters, when raised, need to be fully investigated and that's why we invited the United States to look at those issues. |
| Posted by:God Save The World |
| #5 Well, that's true of the prisoners held by Moslems, too. It's just that it's a one-to-one correspondance of separated objects. |
| Posted by: jackal 2004-12-10 12:18:54 PM |
| #4 With a hat tip to Scrapple Face: "A recent internal study shows that the ratio of detainees to detainee-heads at Gitmo is one-to-one." I would give my left...well...something valuable to see Rumsfeld say that the next time he's asked about "abuses" from a reporter. |
| Posted by: Psycho Hillbilly 2004-12-10 10:28:33 AM |
| #3 Dogs would only be used on a violent prisoner or to break them down by being put near the moose limbs as they "are unclean animials"... Use chihuahuas. Their yapping would drive anyone crazy. 2b: right you are. |
| Posted by: Ptah 2004-12-10 9:37:04 AM |
| #2 The most despicable people on the planet are the "rights" groups like Amnasty and the MSM hacks who cry wolf with this "he touched me" stuff. It devalues claims of horrific torture and unimaginable suffering. I hope there is a special place in hell for those who use the truly desperate as nothing more than a foil to forward their political agendas. No one is more despicable than they. No one. |
| Posted by: 2b 2004-12-10 9:26:27 AM |
| #1 "A confidentiality agreement signed with US authorities prevents Terry Hicks and members of David Hicks' legal team from detailing other abuses." They likely have already breached any agreement they might have had. I also question that since he has been in Cuba he has ever been were a gun butt could have been used on him. Guns and prisoners are kept apart. Thats SOP. If a firearm is needed it would be a sharp shooter seperated by a fence taking someone out. Guards might have a batton and some kind of chemical spray. Dogs would only be used on a violent prisoner or to break them down by being put near the moose limbs as they "are unclean animials" but a prisoner with his throat ripped out is usless as a source of info. Lots of this "abuse" like with holding extra food and such is used to control asshats who will not get with the prison program. This isn't a fun camp it's a prison. You are expected to act a certain way and live by certain rules. If you don't shit happens. If you get violent or resist pain will be used to get you to comply with instructions. Non of it illegal or "abuse." The only other option is to shoot the stupid bastards. Seeing as they are still breathing that option hasn't been exercised. Anyone who thinks these assclowns don't know how to exploit any propaganda value they might have is fooling themselves. These clowns are in prison still for a reason after all. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2004-12-10 6:06:29 AM |