Category Archives: Torture

Air Torture: From Here To Eternity

Posted on June 21, 2006 by Mash

    Click here to book our low low fares to the world’s most exotic torture destinations! [Click here if you have complaints about our service. Click here if you would like a refund.]

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Suicide Torturees

Posted on June 11, 2006 by Mash

      Three detainees at Guantanamo Bay committed suicide yesterday. I had cited a tongue-in-cheek post a few weeks ago from Jeremiah Bullfrog about "suicide torturees". Little did I know at the time that the jailers at Guantanamo Bay … Continue reading →

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Justifying Torture By Sleight Of Hand

Posted on June 6, 2006 by Mash

    The big story today from the Los Angeles Times is that the United States has decided to omit parts of Article 3 of the Geneva Conventions from the latest Army Field Manual on interrogation. The Pentagon has apparently decided … Continue reading →

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Is It Safe?

Posted on June 3, 2006 by Mash

    Torture needs a rationale to survive. Torture needs a justification. States that torture always find ways to justify torture as an act that is within the law. They use the law as the first weapon of torture. Before … Continue reading →

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Torture Awareness Month

Posted on June 1, 2006 by Mash

June is Torture Awareness Month. June 26th is the date that the United Nations has marked as the International Day in Support of Survivors and Victims of Torture. This blog has joined Bloggers Against Torture to spread awareness of American … Continue reading →

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