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posted by mrpg on Sunday July 01 2018, @02:09AM   Printer-friendly
from the allies dept.

UK criticised over role in US rendition

The Intelligence and Security Committee said British agencies continued to supply intelligence to allies despite knowing or suspecting abuse in more than 200 cases.

Committee chairman Dominic Grieve said agencies knew of incidents that were "plainly unlawful".

The findings have sparked fresh calls for an independent, judge-led inquiry.

The two parliamentary reports, published following a three-year investigation, examine how far Britain's intelligence agencies were aware of the mistreatment of terrorism suspects.


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  • (Score: 5, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 01 2018, @07:41AM (1 child)

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 01 2018, @07:41AM (#700908) Journal

    Those smart pills you've been taking? They are actually rabbit feces, which has caused you to develop shit for brains.

    Dude at Guantanamo? He was just a fucking limo driver. They put him in a prison, filled with (maybe) real terrorists, just for having the audacity to drive some dude around in a car. Guilt by association, and trial by fire, and all that happy nonsense.

    https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/bin-ladens-driver-freed-guantanamo/story?id=16757877 [go.com]

    There were others detained just for being in a warzone. Seriously - our side goes to some foreign land, starts shooting some people we don't like, and arrest some random fools who happen to live there, and got caught in the crossfire.

    And, have you not read ANY of the statements by CIA people that torture hasn't given them any useful information? I'm not going to bother - you most probably don't want to learn, can't be forced to learn. But, if you care to learn, just put "torture ineffective" into a search engine. Large numbers of intel personnel have been quoted, showing that it just doesn't work.

    The closest thing to torture that actually works, is the good cop, bad cop routine. I interview the guy, and promise retribution on his family. You interview him soon afterward, and tell him what an asshole I am, and that you'll prevent me from visiting his family. You share a smoke and a coke with him, talk about his plans for the future - make friends. He'll talk to you, because he really needs a friend.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by Whoever on Sunday July 01 2018, @03:27PM

    by Whoever (4524) on Sunday July 01 2018, @03:27PM (#700987) Journal

    The closest thing to torture that actually works, is the good cop, bad cop routine.

    That depends on the meaning of "works". If you want a confession, irrespective of the truth, yes that (plus other forms of torture) work.

    If you want truthful information, torture generally doesn't work. Especially when you are torturing someone who knows nothing.