quote: FORCING a prisoner's head under water until they believe they are drowning does not necessarily constitute torture or abusive treatment, the Foreign Office has said.
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Briguy
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posted 16 March 2006 07:48 AM
quote: Replying, Ian Pearson, a junior Foreign Office minister, gave what some saw as a vague answer. "Whether the conduct described constitutes torture or cruel, inhumane or degrading treatment or punishment for the purposes of the UN Convention Against Torture would depend on all the circumstances of the case," Mr Pearson wrote.
Well lookie there. Britain has their very own Gonzales. Good job.
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posted 16 March 2006 10:18 AM
I would be interested to know under what circumstances holding a persons head under water until they believe themselves drowning, during an interrogation, would not be considered torture.
I need to interview someone later today.
Thank God for the Brits and Americans; shining beacons for the secret police and torturers of the world. It seems they went to Iraq to learn from Saddam ... or to teach the next generation of men deviod of human spirit.
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