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FBI's Secret Interrogation Manual: Now At the Library of Congress
McGruber writes "The FBI Supervisory Special Agent who authored the FBI's interrogation manual submitted the document for copyright protection — in the process, making it available to anyone with a card for the Library of Congress to read. The story is particularly mind-boggling for two reasons. First, the American Civil Liberties Union fought a legal battle with the FBI over access to the document. When the FBI relented and released a copy to the ACLU, it was heavily redacted — unlike the 70-plus page version of the manual available from the Library of Congress. Second, the manual cannot even qualify for a copyright because it is a government work. Anything 'prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties' is not subject to copyright in the United States."
Something to keep in mind is that different people play by different rules, and not everyone that is claimed to be "innocent" is in fact innocent and/or truthful.
Al Qaeda Manual Drives Detainee Behavior at Guantanamo Bay
The closing chapter teaches al Qaeda operatives how to operate in a prison or detention center. It directs detainees to "insist on proving that torture was inflicted" and to "complain of mistreatment while in prison." ...
Butler said the Manchester document includes "a large section which teaches al Qaeda operatives counterinterrogation techniques: how to lie, how to minimize your role."
The document, he said, has surfaced in various locations, including Afghanistan.
More Former Guantanamo Bay Detainees Return To Terrorism
Of the 603 former detainees tracked by US intelligence services, a total of 100 have now been confirmed as reengaging in "terrorism" or "insurgent" activities, while another 74 are suspected of reengaging. This brings the total rate of recidivism to nearly 29 percent, up from 28 percent as of the last report six months ago.
I would also like to know what was claimed as a "favorable references to the KUBARK manual" since electric shock or other forms of torture would not be acceptable methods of interrogation in a criminal investigation, and would seem to have little relevance.
As to another point, gathering information for intelligence is to some degree a separate question from gathering evidence for a criminal prosecution. I expect that is where the "clean teams" comment came in.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
Aha! Yes, those were the exact stages I went through after realizing that the U.S. was just another torturing state and that all that BS they taught me in high school about how we were above all that was indeed BS.
Funny that you mention "BS," since I smell some right now. The US only waterboarded a total of 3 terrorists, the most recent of which was 10 years ago, although it has waterboarded probably tens of thousands of its own service members. You're claiming that you changed your entire viewpoint, went through denial and grief because of that?
Exclusive: Only Three Have Been Waterboarded by CIA
Holder on Waterboarding -- Proving It’s Not Torture While Insisting It Is
You seem to have a perspective problem, at the very least, assuming you are maintaining your integrity in stating what you did.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell