ACLU: Heavily redacted CIA docs render more torture evidence

[babsbunny]

ACLU: Heavily redacted CIA docs render more torture evidence

By Stephen C. Webster

Published: June 15, 2009
Updated 34 minutes ago

In response to a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union, the CIA released a series of heavily redacted documents which detail new allegations of torture made by terror war prisoners.

An ACLU media advisory highlights the key statements disclosed Monday:

Abu Zubaydah: “After months of suffering and torture, physically and mentally, they did not care about my injuries that they inflicted to my eye, to my stomach, to my bladder, and my left thigh and my reproductive organs. They didn’t care that I almost died from these injuries. Doctors told me that I nearly died four times.” “They say ‘this in your diary.’ They say ’see you want to make operation against America.’ I say no, the idea is different. They say no, torturing, torturing. I say ‘okay, I do. I was decide to make operation.’”

[magellan]

1. Linky?

I'm sickened by torture apologists...who will no doubt claim AZ was lying about being tortured. As if that excuse makes the fact that we torture any easier to stomach.

[Duer 157099]

2. Link

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/csrtfoia.html

[malaise]

3. Here's one

http://www.aclu.org/safefree/torture/39868prs20090615.html

[Solly Mack]

4. K&R

[malaise]

5. Rachel and Ben Wizner from ACLU discussing this now n/t