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Ex-detainees allege Bagram abuse
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 Allegations of abuse and neglect at a US detention facility in Afghanistan have been uncovered by the BBC.
Former detainees have alleged they were beaten, deprived of sleep and threatened with dogs at the Bagram military base.
The BBC interviewed 27 former inmates of Bagram around the country over a period of two months.
The Pentagon has denied the charges and insisted that all inmates in the facility are treated humanely.
All the men were asked the same questions and they were all interviewed in isolation…….
Amnesty ‘shocked’ by Bagram claims
Wednesday, 24 June 2009 A BBC investigation has uncovered allegations that prisoners were abused and humiliated at the US-run Bagram military base in Afghanistan…….
“RESOLUTION: The Torture Song” By David Ippolito
The rally in Washington, D.C., on Torture Accountability Action Day, Thursday, June 25, 11 a.m., John Marshall Park.
More here: That Guitarman from Central Park
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Although, I don’t think for one moment that THIS is truly the will of Obama, this is the reality!
Even as Obama said “NO MORE TORTURE” — it still goes on in Bagram, and, I think, even, Guantanomo!
We need to get it straight: EITHER WE ARE A COUNTRY OF LAWS, OR WE ARE NOT!
Tomorrow, is TORTURE ACCOUNTABILITY DAY! PLEASE HELP IN WHATEVER WAY YOU CAN!