torture

Torture is a willful infliction of pain as a means of procuring information from a prisoner of war. It is specifically used as method of interrogation wherein the prisoner is forced to succumb to physical and or psychological anguish.

There are various methods of torture, including sleep and sensory deprivation, sensory overload, physical and psychological pain, humiliation, imposed starvation and asphyxiation.

The act of torture is strictly forbidden by the United Nations Convention against Torture and other international regulatory bodies. The effectiveness of torturing prisoners is also a dubious prospect as throughout history, prisoners have confessed to a variety of allegations as a means to suspend their pain.

Many have protested the use of torture as an interrogation tactic, and argued for the violation of ethics and morality in the deliberate attempt to cause suffering as a means of gain information.

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “torture”

• Freedom & Life: Of Turkeys & Men by Sibel Edmonds + Bagram Prison Exposed

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 540
  by Sibel EdmondsFeatured WriterDandelion Saladoriginally published by Boiling Frogs Post25 November 2009Freedom & Life: Of Turkeys & MenDear Mr. President:Today is the official Presidential Turkey Pardon Day for 2009, your very first since taking office.  I understand you are planning to fly your pardoned ...
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• Afghan committee hearing with Hillier raises more questions

  
  Impolitical — Authority: 544
  Update (6:15 p.m.) below. So, to sum up some of what we learned at the Afghan Commons committee hearings this afternoon featuring former defence chief Hillier... The military leaders maintained they did not see any of Colvins warnings through 2006 or into 2007. CP reports on why: "We didnt base our work on ...
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• Journo beaten, tortured during kidnap

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  A CANADIAN journalist freed by Somali kidnappers today with Australian Nigel Brennan says she was beaten and tortured during her 15 months in captivity. Ms Lindhout said they were released today after a ransom "was paid by our families" to the kidnappers, she told Canadian television in a telephone interview ...
  6 hours ago

• Phyllis Chesler: Why is America Still Allied with Saudi Arabia?

  
  Muslims Against Sharia — Authority: 624
  Pajamas Media The Saudi mutawas (“morality police”) are terrifying. Like vultures, they swoop down on their vulnerable prey, especially women, and then send them straight to Hell. The “long beards” curse and beat their female prisoner, totally terrify her; then, they throw her into a dark, ...
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• Flashes;From Daily Life In The Gaza Strip

  
  WHAT REALLY HAPPENED — Authority: 560
  A few days ago, we could finally manage to get school books to all the kids at the SOS Childrens Village in Rafah; it was really hard at first; because books were not allowed to get into Gaza Strip. The shelves at the book shops and the printing companies are almost out of printing supplies due to the shortage of ...
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• Precious Liar

  
  The Vigilant Lens — Authority: 130
  If a liar is given a chance to lie on national teevee enough, the peoples will believe.The adorable Dana Perino who is a precious professional liar, used to lie for Dick Cheney on a full time basis.  Now she lies for Dick Cheney whenever and wherever she can, while simultaneously lying for the Obama Administration?  ...
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• Which Collar is Better for Dog Training – Training Collar Or Choke Collar

  
  Dog Training Basics — Authority: 136
  Copyright (c) 2009 James MahoneyEasy AdSense by UnrealChoke collars can be effective tools if properly used. A correctly fitted collar can make the collar easier to use and a whole lot safer for the dog. Determining if the collar is the right size is easy. The ideal size training collar should fit snugly, yet ...
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• The Next Line Of Defence

  
  They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" — Authority: 474
  Now that it is almost certain that emails were directed to Peter MacKays office by Richard Colvin, the question is, how does he respond? My guess is he will use the tried and true "I cant be expected to read every email sent to me by an employee. After all there are hundreds of embassies and consulates all sending ...
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• Violence against Afghan, Pakistani women escalates in 2009

  
  Vlad Tepes — Authority: 150
  It’s a shame that the activists didn’t take the extra step and blame Islam which prescribes these treatments of women. h/t Islam in Europe From The Finchannel The FINANCIAL — KABUL, Human rights activists have noted a large-scale growth in violence toward Afghan women, hundreds of whom are beaten, ...
  10 hours ago

• We All Knew This Was Coming

  
  They Call Me "Mr. Sinister" — Authority: 474
  “If you have the law on your side, you argue the law. If you have the truth on your side, you argue the truth. If you have neither, bang on the table with your fist, loudly and with as much conviction as possible.” And if that doesnt work, make cheap appeals to jingoism .
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• Can Someone Factcheck This?

  
  The Seventh Sense — Authority: 481
  From Raw Story : In an interview with Fox News Sean Hannity Tuesday night, the onetime Bush spokesperson attacked President Barack Obamas administration for not labeling the recent killings at Ft. Hood a terrorist attack. She then took one step further -- and claimed there had been no terrorist attacks under ...
  11 hours ago

• Bad news for the government on Afghan torture issue

  
  Impolitical — Authority: 544
  A number of developments this morning that are not good for the Conservatives.... 1. Theres a poll out indicating that Canadians are overwhelmingly buying Richard Colvins side of the story: Canadians arent buying the Harper governments assertion that theres no credible evidence Afghan detainees were tortured, a ...
  13 hours ago

• Torture fails us all

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Those waterboarded and beaten are tortures direct victims, but the faulty intelligence it yields makes the whole world less safe Given all that has come before it, the report published this week by Human Rights Watch (HRW) detailing British complicity in the torture of terror suspects will hardly come as a ...
  16 hours ago

• House of Commons debate on torture allegations (2007, video)

  
  Impolitical — Authority: 544
  Came across this last night and thought it was worth re-circulating for a few reasons. Its a reminder that these issues having been in question for years now yet still remain unaddressed by this government. Secondly, thought this video was notable for a look at the 2007 demeanour of the Prime Minister in addressing ...
  16 hours ago

• Cruel, illegal, immoral: Human Rights Watch condemns UKs role in torture.

  
  The Osterley Times — Authority: 130
  Human Rights Watch have published a new report entitled "Cruel Britannia: British Complicity in the Torture and Ill-treatment of Terror Suspects" which says that the British government were complicit in the torture of suspects and quotes from the Pakistani torturers themselves stating that the government knew what ...
  20 hours ago

• Who Believes UK And US Intelligence Knew About Torture?

  
  The Impudent Observer - Global Liberal Issues — Authority: 444
  Raise your hand from this page if you actually believe American and British Intelligence agents were aware that torture was being used on citizens of their nation by the Pakistan Intelligence? A report by Human Rights Watch blasts UK Intelligence for ignoring blatant signs of torture on the part of their Pakistan ...
  21 hours ago

• Former U.K. Ambassador Reveals CIA Rendition and Torture in prior Soviet State Uzbekistan

  
  Pragmatic Witness — Authority: 100
  Daniel Tencer 11-4-2009rawstory.comThe CIA relied on intelligence based on torture in prisons in Uzbekistan, a place where widespread torture practices include raping suspects with broken bottles and boiling them alive, says a former British ambassador to the central Asian country.Craig Murray, the rector of the ...
  22 hours ago

• ACLU Obtains New Information About Destruction Of Torture Tapes

  
  Dandelion Salad — Authority: 540
  Dandelion SaladAmerican Civil Liberties UnionNovember 24, 2009Documents Reveal Date Tapes Were Destroyed And Earlier White House Involvement Than Previously KnownFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASECONTACT: (212) 549-2666; media@aclu.orgNEW YORK – Records obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union in a Freedom of Information ...
  22 hours ago

• What the Hell Wednesday~8

  
  Blue Monkey Butt — Authority: 418
  Wednesdays are great for Wordless and Wordful posts, but we decided to go a different route and create our own Wednesday fun. We figured what the hell. That’s how we started What The Hell Wednesday. Who are we kidding? That’s pretty much how we decide on almost everything. If you want to play along, grab our ...
  23 hours ago

• More on the Exit of Greg Graig, White House Counsel

  
  40 Years In The Desert — Authority: 451
  Massimo Calabresi and Michael Weisskopf of Time magazine have the full rundown , but the basic thesis is that Dick Cheney started saying bad things about Barack Obama when it started to become obvious that Cheney might be in legal jeopardy if Obama did not go all out to stop all investigations and public ...
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