Terror Suspect Claims CIA Tortured Him

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Terror Suspect Claims CIA Tortured Him
By LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press Writer
9:50 AM PDT, May 15, 2007

WASHINGTON -- A Pakistani terrorism suspect denied any connection
to al-Qaida and said he was tortured and his family was hounded by U.S.
authorities, according to a transcript released Tuesday by the Pentagon.

Majid Khan, in a lengthy written statement, said the CIA and the Defense
Department tortured him after his capture in Pakistan as well as when he
was transferred to the Guantanamo Bay detention facility.

"I swear to God this place in some sense worst than CIA jails. I am being
mentally torture here," said Khan in a statement read by his personal
representative about his time in Guantanamo. "There is extensive torture
even for the smallest of infractions."

Khan, who grew up in Maryland and is the only U.S. resident among 15
detainees the government considers most dangerous, also described
suicide attempts where he "chewed my artery which goes through my
elbow."

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Read more: http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/politics/wire/sns-ap-guantanamo-terror-suspect,1,1540998.story

[maddezmom]

1. Gitmo worse than CIA jails

hmmmm

[lynnertic]

2. He says he tried to chew through his arm!

[Cant trust em]

3. Check out the hilarious fox news story

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,272492,00.html

I'm sure that the follow up report will say something like "Detainee complains that they only have Playstation 2 and not PS3. Also muttered something about beatings and waterboarding."

[RL3AO]

4. So was it mental, physical or both?

[Eugene]

5. They gave him the works.

The article does not mention waterboarding but Khan claimed
to be subjected to a long list of mistreatments including beatings,
stress positions, sleep deprivation, hooding, and isolation.