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CIA interrogators to form special task force

Published: 27 August, 2009, 21:21

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President Obama has given the green light to a new unit to question terror suspects. It will be made up of military intelligence and law enforcement experts.

This comes at the same time as the news that after mounting pressure, the report on the CIA’s interrogation tactics that previously was classified has now been released. More than half of the documents are still blacked out, but still stories of detainee torture could be read in the one hundred-plus pages that make up the document.

RT guest Jeff Stein, who is National Security Editor at Congressional Quarterly, believes the blacked out parts of text originally dealt with what happened to a number of prisoners who were unaccounted for.

Setting the state of affairs, Stein explained “In a legal process you need to have accusers, and who are going to be the accusers? People who have been tortured, right? Some of them are missing. Some of them are considered unreliable witnesses. So, this is really a legal thicket for any administration, and particularly this one.”

He also mentioned that it seems the investigation is targeted at the lower level people.

“The higher officials in the CIA and Justice Department are not the targets of this investigation,” predicted Stein.

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Vladimir August 31, 2009, 21:18
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CIA interrogators use SS methods from the time of Nacy Germany. They just torture individuals without lawful accusations, without any form of court jurisdictions whatsoever. That is what in USA they call a "democracy"? A civilized country? In puppet UK they have even killed their own Dr David Kelly to make faked excuse to attack Iraq. Dr Kelly, a honorable, proud Briton, is just what these UK puppets once used to be. It is exactly the MDW hoax that is at the core of the ongoing crisis in UK and US.

Zak August 28, 2009, 13:08
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From now on CIA(contract killers)interrogators will give their prisoners(some under age pick up from streets-with folse statement about wrong doing)choise to:free pick a tool they like, and torture wich they like,time ( day or night) and also-in a case of breaking fingers-where to start first! They can also at free will pick a -in sex torture-to be alone or in a group, with woman solders around taking photo(for memory) or not. In electricity case they can pick to sit,stay or take a saint position. They can pick their on dog and give him a name.In the case of torture going wrong(everyone who doing honest work must do a mistake to),they can pick will they be burry in 1 place or more and also how deep grave can be! Last wish come as standard ...Legal process problem? Mising and unreliable witness? Dont worry at all!Justice will be done! We know that you live in stolen land,taken with commited genocide on native nations-complete wipe out-wich live there before you come for 50000 years.We, a free world, also know that every your president from the times of "indians"till today is a war criminal.As you can see we did not forgot and we will not forgive - ever!One day in the future you will pay for your crimes with intrest!A total war will be wage on you.... We are a witness-of your crimes,we are a victims to,we will be your judge and we will be a your executioners Judgment will fit your crimes -you will be no more...

Zak August 28, 2009, 01:33
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From now on new Innorcent victims will be given by CIA(a contract killing ag.)"freedom" and choice to:Wich kind of torture and tools they most like,witch kind of death is best for them a burrial place and also will they like to be in one part or in a form of hot-dog-a minced meat! Last wish is standard as before...Legal process problem?Witneses missing and unreliable?Can not find witneses? Dont worry I tell you how justice will be done! In some time in future all world will be your victim,witness,judge and excutioner..We know-Usa is a fake state(living in stolen land after commit complete genocide on 50000 y.old natives-total wipe out),we know from that time, every your president till today, was a war criminal for crimes done on home soil and around globe.We aslo know -there is not one crimes from the book wich you"miss" to commit.We just dont know how many kids you kill today!?All true and in accord to that a war-total one- will be wage on your soil,hospitals,kids and old ones,your animals, on your souls and your name- till last of you is wipe out! So dont worry about "justice" we are garant-it will be done and it will fit your crime!There is nothing from now on what you can do, to prevent and safe yourself.....you are good as death...