esquire.com — Obama picked general Stanley McChrystal to run the Afghan war on Monday night, but do these revelations, divulged by an elite Army interrogator in 2006, imply the new commander's aiding and abetting of torture? Doesn't Obama do his homework on this stuff? Pretty scary allegations....
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escottbergMay 12, 2009
DOUBLE WOAH:To this day, Jeff has no idea of the true names of his superior officers. His supervisor was a colonel who called himself Mike, although Jeff is sure that wasn't his real name.It was a point of pride that the Red Cross would never be allowed in the door, Jeff says. This is important because it defied the Geneva Conventions, which require that the Red Cross have access to military prisons. "Once, somebody brought it up with the colonel. 'Will they ever be allowed in here?' And he said absolutely not. He had this directly from General McChrystal and the Pentagon that there's no way that the Red Cross could get in — they won't have access and they
alanocuMay 12, 2009
Obama just selected a torture expert.....harsh interrogations, most involving the use of ice water to induce hypothermia ..and sleep deprivation.....would go on, but you don't want to dry heave or vomit.....Anyway, glad Obama is staying true to his word. Because employing a torture expert is exactly what we expected from BO.
mattnyc99May 13, 2009
i REALLY wouldn't blame obama here. this was bob gates' guy all the way. that's what you get when you keep a bush guy in your cabinet, i suppose?
novenatorMay 13, 2009
tl;dr