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| Subject: OZschwitz statists must come clean on role played in abetting torture Sun Apr 21, 2013 7:20 pm | |
| A report has found Australia participated in the CIA's detention and torture of terrorist suspects after the attacks of September 11, 2001. This should come as no surprise. Australia was far from a disinterested bystander in these events, with then prime minister John Howard consistently supporting US actions at Guantanamo Bay.
Evidence has also emerged that Australian officials failed to take action that might have prevented the torture of citizens. The report questions whether Australian governments have done enough to acknowledge and take responsibility for our role in these programs.
It is well documented that the CIA used torture to gather intelligence after September 11. As the director of the CIA's Counter-terrorism Centre, Cofer Black, said: ''After 9/11 the gloves come off.''
Government memos show President George W. Bush secretly approved the use of 10 ''enhanced interrogation techniques''. These included the use of insects, sleep deprivation and waterboarding.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/come-clean-on-role-we-played-in-abetting-torture-20130421-2i84y.html#ixzz2R8vZXBpn
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