tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post2351871693361038816..comments2024-03-23T04:19:40.135-07:00Comments on Antifascist Calling...: What Bush's Torture Attorneys Wanted from SEREAntifascisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05421707682211445550noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post-57974749700071462202008-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:002008-06-27T21:33:00.000-07:00Nice piece by Soldz. The military mindset corrupts...Nice piece by Soldz. The military mindset corrupts everything it touches.<BR/><BR/>In these Times has a similar piece entitled <A HREF="http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3749/anthropologists_at_war/" REL="nofollow">Anthropologists At War</A>, and includes a condemnation of the abuse by the American Anthropological Association. The article gives way to much copy to the army's spin of making troops more culturally aware during warfare and occupation, or "culturally aware counterinsurgency." Nowhere does the article mention the harsh historical truth of U.S. counterinsurgency operations: the identification and outright execution of anyone opposing U.S. military operations and occupation, even organizers of nonviolent opposition.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post-73270811560708750812008-06-26T17:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T17:27:00.000-07:00Thanks, 420.The problem with SERE's attempt at "re...Thanks, 420.<BR/><BR/>The problem with SERE's attempt at "reverse-engineering" techniques intended for U.S. personnel is that they were never intended to be used on detainees in the first place; are patently illegal; they indeed, violate international statutes; and will, eventually, lead to war crimes prosecutions as Philippe Sands explains in "Torture Team."<BR/><BR/>If Bush, Obama or McCain "pardon" this crew, and they're not prosecuted in the U.S. then the likelihood of an international prosecution increases exponentially. All nations who adhere to Geneva and the International Torture Treaty can indeed prosecute top Bush officials.<BR/><BR/>Check out Stephen Soldz's compelling expose on the role of CIA-linked psychologists in these atrocities:<BR/><BR/>http://psychoanalystsopposewar.org/blog/2008/06/23/the-torture-trainers-and-the-american-psychological-association/Antifascisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421707682211445550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1831516114336983238.post-1300150513682321532008-06-26T16:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T16:27:00.000-07:00Very nice expose. Almost all of these reverse-engi...Very nice expose. Almost all of these reverse-engineered SERE practices are illegal under international law, particularly Articles 5 and 7 of the UN's <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human_Rights" REL="nofollow">Universal Declaration of Human Rights.</A> <BR/><BR/>SERE's explanation of the purpose each technique is designed to achieve is actually an admission of the degrading treatment or punishment forbidden under the declaration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com