washingtonpost.com — Medical officers who oversaw interrogations of terrorism suspects in CIA secret prisons committed gross violations of medical ethics and in some cases essentially participated in torture, according a confidential report by the International Committee of the Red Cross.
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Closed AccountApr 7, 2009
The US also has the third largest population.
mweatherApr 7, 2009
Okay one more time: Why would you trust anyone who got fooled by goat herding, opium smuggling thugs with AKs into torturing innocent people to death? . Do you honestly think we're any pickier about suspects we get elsewhere? Do I need to repeat it again? You keep talking about 14 people as if they're high value targets, but have no evidence whatsoever that that is the case. You're taking the word of the same people who were fooled by goat herders into torturing innocent people, some of them to death. You don't torture someone you think is a low value target.So back to my original point: Why do you take it on faith that they're high value, let alone terrorists, knowing the huge mistake s the US has made and the complete lack of evidence?
Closed AccountApr 8, 2009
"Ok, Anderson may be a very good oncologist..."MD Anderson is the foremost f**king cancer hospital in the world. This is high comedy, Little Boy Brew! Son, read something from time to time. Do some analysis. Make an effort, don't just swallow what you're being spoon fed. Here, some free advice ; )<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-Dqj4fHmM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bK-Dqj4fHmM</a>
Closed AccountApr 8, 2009
Ever seen Duran Duran's "Rio" video?<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5c0NeG-8ZI">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5c0NeG-8ZI</a>
edrodgers731Apr 8, 2009
@ Gemfinder:I do condone "torture" as it is defined by you, because I do not control others, nor profess to know what works or doesn't work in the "torture" realm."be cast in strait-jackets, pickled in tranqs and sequestered in a rubber room."Would you not define this as torture?We are all hypocrites.
manosinistraApr 8, 2009
By the way, I am struck dumb by the sudden realization - reading some of the comments here - that americans are actually a different species than the rest of humanity. Like cats and mice, huh?I mean, its like the American Red Cross is this big Baywatch thing, swimming out in troubled waters to save pimply surfers from a wave attack (damn water, has to be a commie or an arab or something), but the International Red Cross is a whole different ball game, i mean they have red speedos and all too, but they're slimy and untrustful and vicious AND they don't even know how to swim.Damnit, to think i've lived almost 43 years in absolute ignorance of this fundamental fact!
Closed AccountApr 10, 2009
This is from the link that I sent you, the MD Anderson Cancer Center website:(you'll notice it doesn't mention anything about CURING cancer and if you read all my previous posts, you'll see that no mention of cancer-curing acupuncture. Frankly, I have no idea where you got that.)"Relieving Symptoms with Acupuncture"Acupuncture, one of the oldest and most commonly used medical procedures in the world, is now being used to ease the side effects of cancer treatment, thanks to research confirming its effectiveness.What is acupuncture?Originating in China about 2,500 years ago, acupuncture involves inserting very thin metal needles into a patient’s skin. The needles are then manipulated manually or by electrical stimulation. The number and placement of the needles varies according to the type of treatment.The procedure has been used for the past seven years at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center to relieve cancer therapy–related symptoms, according to Joseph Chiang, M.D., a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology. Acupuncture can help alleviate a wide range of side effects of chemotherapy, radiation, and cancer surgery, including nausea, vomiting, fatigue, pain, dry mouth, insomnia, and headaches, Dr. Chiang said.Does it work?Research studies have shown acupuncture to be effective in treating the unpleasant side effects of cancer treatment. The 1997 National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference concluded that scientific evidence validated acupuncture’s effectiveness in controlling chemotherapy-related nausea and vomiting.Over the past 20 years, acupuncture has become increasingly popular in the United States. The NIH Consensus Development Conference found that acupuncture is widely practiced by thousands of physicians, acupuncturists, and dentists for relief or prevention of pain and for other health conditions. About 8.2 million U.S. adults have used acupuncture, according to the 2002 National Health Interview Survey.Western medicine has not yet completely explained why acupuncture works, though some studies suggest it may regulate the nervous system, using pain-killing endorphins and immune system cells, or may alter brain chemistry by changing the release of neurotransmitters and neurohormones. Traditional Chinese medicine maintains that disease is caused by disruption of the body’s vital energy flow, called Qi, and acupuncture attempts to correct the imbalance of Qi by penetrating the skin at some of the 2,000 acupuncture points on the human body.What does acupuncture feel like? Some describe the experience as similar to “a little mosquito bite, a slight numbness, or a feeling of fullness,” Dr. Chiang said. Usually the “very, very fine needles” are left in for about 20 minutes while the acupuncturist twists the needles manually or applies electrical stimulation.Depending on why acupuncture is being used, the patient may immediately feel the benefit of the treatment or it may take several sessions. For pain relief, sometimes there may be dramatic improvement in one session, whereas a series of acupuncture treatments are usually required to improve fatigue and insomnia, Dr. Chiang said.A typical acupuncture regimen involves about ten treatments given over four or five weeks, and after that, patients might come in for less frequent maintenance sessions.“We don’t want a patient saying this is magic,” Dr. Chiang said. “It’s not magic; it’s another therapy.”Things to considerAt M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, patients can be referred for onsite acupuncture treatments by their oncologists. The acupuncturists are very careful to screen for pre-existing conditions that might be negatively affected by acupuncture, such as low white blood cell counts or bleeding caused by cancer therapies.Before cancer patients consider acupuncture, they’re advised to first discuss the subject with their physician to see how it might affect their medical condition. Picking a competent acupuncturist who is licensed and credentialed is also important. Acupuncture is one of the complementary medical treatments most commonly covered by health insurance, but check with your carrier to be sure.For information about acupuncture, visit www.mdanderson.org/cimer and click on Reviews of Therapies and then Energy Therapies.For more information on this topic or for questions about M. D. Anderson’s treatments, programs, or services, call askMDAnderson at (877) MDA-6789.Other articles in OncoLog, March 2006 issue:Additionally, professional athletes, musicians and well-read people use it with proven effects. Western physical therapy couldn't accomplish in 6 months what even a fraction of what I got out of acupuncture in one session. I KNOW you've never had acupuncture; I can tell by your skepticism. If you had had acupuncture you would be singing it's praises. The central nervous system is way more dynamic than western medical thought leads one to believe. Additionally, the lymphatic system is all but ignored until the body becomes diseased, THEN there are all kinds of drugs for it.
whiskeythiefApr 14, 2009
"First we heard it didn't happen.Then we heard it was a few bad apples.Then we heard that it wasn't that bad.Then we heard that it was necessary."Then you make up lies and pretend you "heard" it.Such as your earlier post:"Detainees have not been allowed to interact with each other."You are a blame America first lying liberal cry baby with a fact free agenda.Buried and blocked.