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Australian terror suspect abused by US captors
2004-05-14
An Australian terror suspect held by the US military at Cuba’s Guantanamo Bay has been abused by his captors under a policy ordered by high-ranking US commanders, his Australian lawyer said on Thursday. Attorney Stephen Kenny said he could not provide details of the abuse suffered by his client, David Hicks, because of a confidentiality agreement he signed with US authorities. But he said Hicks “has been treated in a manner which I consider to be abusive, a serious violation of his human rights and which constitutes a criminal offence in international law.”
I feel for him...
“The abuse I am speaking about is not simply what I consider to be an abuse by use of stress and duress techniques that are well known in Guantanamo Bay,” he said, referring to reports inmates at the facility were exposed to extreme heat, cold, loud music and bright lights as part of their interrogations.
"We're talkin' plumber's helpers, a weed whacker, and two really hard boys named Bruce and Lance..."
Posted by:Fred

#5  I've been thinking. Did they steal Hicks' stuffed koala. Poor baby can't sleep without it.
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-14 3:45:40 PM  

#4  These various claims of "abuse" are just looking more and more ridiculous. The more people consider this, after the initial shock of the photos, the more they realize these claims are just crap.
Posted by: remote man   2004-05-14 2:37:19 PM  

#3  Hmph. It seems the word "abuse" has been geeting a lot of press lately.

Attorney Stephen Kenny said he could not provide details of the abuse suffered by his client, David Hicks, because of a confidentiality agreement he signed with US authorities. But he said Hicks “has been treated in a manner which I consider to be abusive, a serious violation of his human rights and which constitutes a criminal offence in international law.”

Uh huh. This is an attorney speaking, so always remember that "abuse" in this situation may have a somewhat different meaning than what any otherwise normal person would think.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-05-14 1:45:22 PM  

#2  What would it take to declare all these ACLU-type lawyers enemy combatants. We could hold them in an undisclosed location. Extreme heat, cold, loud music and bright lights on the so-called lawyers could yield valueable information. Most of these guys are wusses, and wouldn't last long. I am not only talking about Attorney Stephen Kenny (above), I am also thinking of that character in Portland who was in the news last month.
Posted by: BigEd   2004-05-14 12:27:37 PM  

#1  Take a number. The line's over there.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-05-14 12:17:56 PM  

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