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Wednesday, 14 April 2010 13:01 |
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When the Army Uses "Enhanced Interrogation" on an American Soldier
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-kors/when-the-army-uses-enhanc_b_536727.html
From the article:
“Luther was one of thousands severely wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan now facing a lifetime without medical care. I had spoken to dozens of soldiers in his shoes. But his call haunted me. He sent me photos of the isolation chamber. It was the size of a walk-in closet and was crammed with cardboard boxes, a desk and a bedpan. Armed guards monitored him 24 hours a day. Luther told me how they stopped him from sleeping, keeping the lights on and blasting heavy metal music at him all through the night: Megadeth, Saliva, Disturbed. When he rebelled, Luther was pinned down and injected with sleeping medication.
"This was an aid station," he said, "but it felt a lot more like enhanced interrogation than medical care."
After a month, Luther was willing to sign anything — and did. Soon after he signed his name to a personality disorder discharge, he was whisked back to Fort Hood and informed about a PD discharge's disastrous consequences. No disability pay, no long-term medical care, and because he didn't serve out his contract, he'd have to pay back a portion of his signing bonus. "They told me I now owed the Army $1,500."
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Monday, 12 April 2010 09:12 |
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After Obama lets her slowly twist in the wind for 15 months, Dawn Johnson gets the message.
Dawn Johnsen, Key Obama Justice Nominee, Withdraws Her Nomination
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/04/09/dawn-johnsen-key-obama-ju_n_532445.html
Johnsen had the support of Sen Richard Lugar (R-Ind.) but was regarded skeptically by Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) -- primarily for her positions on torture and the investigation of previous administration actions. A filibuster, in the end, was likely sustainable. Faced with this calculus, the White House chose not to appoint Johnsen during Senate recess, which would have circumvented a likely filibuster but would have kept her in the position for less than two years. |
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 21:49 |
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Full article here... |
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Wednesday, 29 July 2009 17:02 |
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Article on Salon
Original Report |
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