washingtonpost.com— in 1947, the United States charged a Japanese officer, Yukio Asano, with war crimes for carrying out another form of waterboarding. "Asano was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor,"
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Excellent Find Greenfyre! Even though it is from 2006, I had never known this, and it is very relevant, especially now.FTA- in 1947, the United States charged a Japanese officer, Yukio Asano, with war crimes for carrying out another form of waterboarding on a U.S. civilian. The subject was strapped on a stretcher that was tilted so that his feet were in the air and head near the floor, and small amounts of water were poured over his face, leaving him gasping for air until he agreed to talk. Asano was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
and then PRESTO! It's LEGAL!!I guess we were wrong in 1947, huh? All those people convicted of war crimes who turn out now to have been innocent of wrong doing because, guess what, if you do it in defense of your country, you're not guilty! Or is it only the United States which is allowed to defend itself, and anyone else who does it IS a war criminal?We need to deal with this s**t now. It can't be swept under a rug and it can't be forgotten. As a nation, we must face up to our government's crimes and we must do so unflinchingly. And we must never let it happen again.
novenatorJan 18, 2009
Excellent Find Greenfyre! Even though it is from 2006, I had never known this, and it is very relevant, especially now.FTA- in 1947, the United States charged a Japanese officer, Yukio Asano, with war crimes for carrying out another form of waterboarding on a U.S. civilian. The subject was strapped on a stretcher that was tilted so that his feet were in the air and head near the floor, and small amounts of water were poured over his face, leaving him gasping for air until he agreed to talk. Asano was sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
alheithinnJan 18, 2009
and then PRESTO! It's LEGAL!!I guess we were wrong in 1947, huh? All those people convicted of war crimes who turn out now to have been innocent of wrong doing because, guess what, if you do it in defense of your country, you're not guilty! Or is it only the United States which is allowed to defend itself, and anyone else who does it IS a war criminal?We need to deal with this s**t now. It can't be swept under a rug and it can't be forgotten. As a nation, we must face up to our government's crimes and we must do so unflinchingly. And we must never let it happen again.
sultanknishJan 19, 2009
in 1947 segregation was the law, so what's your point?