CIA Torture Horror Revealed
The Guardian blows the cover on the nightmarishly brutal torture techniques the CIA wants permission to use. (Hat tip: Allahpundit.)
My friends, can your hearts stand the shocking facts about … the belly slap?
The techniques sought by the CIA are: induced hypothermia; forcing suspects to stand for prolonged periods; sleep deprivation; a technique called “the attention grab” where a suspect’s shirt is forcefully seized; the “attention slap” or open hand slapping that hurts but does not lead to physical damage; the “belly slap”; and sound and light manipulation.
Several of those techniques chime with information gleaned about interrogation methods used against some serious terror suspects. The New York Times recently reported that Abu Zubaydah, the first al-Qaida member captured after the September 11 attacks, was kept in a freezing cell until he went blue, and later assailed with loud Red Hot Chili Peppers music.
It’s true. We’ve lost the moral high ground.