I already knew that most of the “torture” allegations were bullshit (no actual evidence, the Red Cross report on Gitmo was just silly), but here’s an interesting article to back that up:
Hat Tip: Volokh Conspiracy
Which also linked to this counter-argument here.
The argument that Abu Ghraib stemmed from possible torture proceedings in order to gather intelligence doesn’t hold water. I’d be more willing to consider it if any of the supposed abuses happened to intelligence-related prisoners. Since they happened only to the worst of the criminal prisoners, I’m much more inclined to believe the “bad apples” theory, especially since its well known that prisons in the US aren’t much better…
Friend of mine was beaten up and nearly raped in a holding cell in LA county jail…for a parking ticket…
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