CIA destroyed 12 harsh interrogation tapes

AP
3/6/2009

WASHINGTON – The CIA destroyed a dozen videotapes of harsh interrogations of terror suspects, according to documents filed Friday in a lawsuit over the government's treatment of detainees. The 12 tapes were part of a larger collection of 92 videotapes of terror suspects that the CIA destroyed. The extent of the tape destruction was disclosed through a suit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the government.

Heavily redacted papers filed in the case indicate a dozen destroyed tapes show so-called "enhanced interrogation techniques."

Let's see, the Enhanced Interrogation Techniques are:

1. The Attention Grab: The interrogator forcefully grabs the shirt front of the prisoner and shakes him.

2. Attention Slap: An open-handed slap aimed at causing pain and triggering fear.

3. The Belly Slap: A hard open-handed slap to the stomach. The aim is to cause pain, but not internal injury. Doctors consulted advised against using a punch, which could cause lasting internal damage.

4. Long Time Standing: This technique is described as among the most effective. Prisoners are forced to stand, handcuffed and with their feet shackled to an eye bolt in the floor for more than 40 hours. Exhaustion and sleep deprivation are effective in yielding confessions.

5. The Cold Cell: The prisoner is left to stand naked in a cell kept near 50 degrees. Throughout the time in the cell the prisoner is doused with cold water.

6. Water Boarding: The prisoner is bound to an inclined board, feet raised and head slightly below the feet. Cellophane is wrapped over the prisoner's face and water is poured over him. Unavoidably, the gag reflex kicks in and a terrifying fear of drowning leads to almost instant pleas to bring the treatment to a halt.

Oooooh.................

Not a single machete or blindfold in the list.

Continuing on,

The CIA's enhanced interrogation methods are secret, but they once included waterboarding, which simulates drowning. (Simulates drowning?)

Secret? I got the list from ABC. Which by the way, was written in an article back in 2005.

As part of the Bush administration's response to the 2001 terror attacks, the CIA held fewer than 100 prisoners at secret sites and used harsh interrogation methods on about one-third of them, according to agency officials. Former CIA director Michael Hayden has acknowledged that waterboarding was used on three suspects.

So enhanced wasn't HARSH enough for you. Had to change the wording to get your point across, I guess.

The criminal investigation includes interrogations of al-Qaida lieutenant Abu Zubaydah and another top al-Qaida leader.

Oh please!

Please Mr. Jihadi man, tell me everything you know. I have a nice cup of tea for you.....

Seriously, these are NOT US citizens. They are NOT your common criminals. They do NOT care if they die. The above techniques are NOT harsh. The jihadis spend some of their time in training learning how to overcome these pansy techniques. They whine about them when they know someone is listening. And yes, unfortunately their are those in our country who want these maniacs out on the street. The ignorant lefties who need to grow up and STOP smelling the flowers.

We're dead meat.