Torture pictures from President Bush's Administration to become public
Saturday, April 25, 2009
It was bound to surface, ever since it was learned the President Bush and Vice President Chaney openly admitted that torture was OK in certain situations. But now, the truth of what actually happened with be out soon, as the Pentagon has agreed to release hundreds of photographs showing alleged abuse in detention centers in Iraq and Afghanistan for almost 6 years. President Bush condoned the torture treatments, even though he publicly denounced what had happened at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq when the activities there became public. At the time, he had to denounce the treatments, because the public would not take it so well that the President condoned torture. It is now known through at least 60 criminal investigations that military personnel have abused detainees, or at least that is what is alleged.
The department of defense stands by the idea that "The policy of the Department of Defense is to treat all prisoners humanely, and those who have violated that policy have been investigated and disciplined" according to Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman. The investigations stem from the initial claim which was admitted by the ex-President and vice-President, that 'water boarding' was OK, and widely used. For someone who does not know what water boarding is, here is a summary.
WATER BOARDING IS A FORM OF TORTURE. THE VICTIM IS SECURED AGAINST HIS WILL, USUALLY WITH HIS/HER HANDS TIED BEHIND THEM, IN A HORIZONTAL POSITION, WITH THE HEAD HANGING LOWER THAN THE REST OF THE BODY. WATER IS THEN POURED INTO THE FACE OF THE PRISONER OF THE VICTIM TO BE INTERROGATED AS THE WATER DRIPS INTO THE NOSE, AND THE VICTIM CHOKES. Prolonged tactics will eventually cause the victim to succumb and provide information during an interrogation process.
It is the belief of this editor, that this treatment should be found to be against the law. The present administration denounces any form of torture, especially water-boarding. Other ways can be administered to get the answers that normally would not be given by a prisoner unless the prisoner receives something that will force him to talk.
Soon, I will predict especially when the pictures are released of the torture, that President Bush may be indicted for the use of torture. The question here is whether President Obama would forgive President Bush. I do not believe that he would forgive the President, as President Obama will show to the world that he fully supports justice, and regardless of who you are, you are obligated to obey the law. What may follow is one of the greatest criminal investigations to involve a prior President of the United States. It also is highly likely that if President Obama does not forgive the ex-president of his actions, President Bush will have to testify in court.
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