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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBBC report on systemic torture in Iraq
The video is 51 minutes long. It is extremely disturbing. It is the story of the advisor's who were assigned by the military to set up the militias as an elite police force. The architect is former Colonel James Steel who also worked with the Sandinista in El Salvatore. He learned his techniques in Viet-Nam.
This should not be viewed at work. It should not be viewed by anyone who is offended easily. It should never have happened.
I've watched it. I feel sick. I will have trouble sleeping later. I said systemic because the military ordered the units to stop logging any signs of torture and only pursue if ordered. If you wonder why we are losing in Iraq. Watch this video. If you wonder why Americans are hated in South America, wonder no more.
I am fairly good with words. But I don't know of any that describe the revulsion I feel after watching that news report. If you can watch that video and still defend torture, then you have no heart nor any soul.
Edit: BainsBane pointed out I probably named the wrong group in El Salvadore. BainsBane is almost certainly correct.
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BBC report on systemic torture in Iraq (Original Post)
Savannahmann
Aug 2014
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BainsBane
(53,072 posts)1. You must mean worked with the Contras against the Sandinistas
or with Somoza before then. The US government sought to overturn the Sandinista government.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)2. Sorry.
I'm mobile tonight and it's not easy to reference things. Thanks for the catch.
Savannahmann
(3,891 posts)3. Kicking once, and only once.
Mojorabbit
(16,020 posts)4. k and r nt