“Torture” Techniques
BY Herschel Smith
18 years, 3 months ago
My Marine son would laugh at this panty-waist list of “torture” techniques.
We now learn what the techniques are to which the pitiful John McCain and Lindsey Graham are so opposed. Courtesy of RWN, here they are:
The techniques sought by the CIA are: induced hypothermia; forcing suspects to stand for prolonged periods; sleep deprivation; a technique called “the attention grab” where a suspect’s shirt is forcefully seized; the “attention slap” or open hand slapping that hurts but does not lead to physical damage; the “belly slap”; and sound and light manipulation.
Now compare this to what our own men go through who train for the military. In School of Infantry, my son has undergone sleep deprivation, heat, cold, being wet for extended periods of time, 100 pound backpacks and 40 pounds of body armor on 20 mile hikes, being assailed by leeches, ticks, chiggers, and snakes, and food deprivation. The things that went on on boot camp … well, I say this honestly, I cannot discuss, because they inform young Marines that the things that go on in boot camp are not to be divulged. I am also circumspect enough to know that I cannot discuss the things I know about boot camp at Parris Island. But I can say without a shadow of doubt that the “torture” technques outlined above are panty-waist and pathetically laughable compared to what a young Marine goes through in boot training. Also see one commenter to my post Harsher Prisoner Treatment Justified:
Actually, waterboarding is in fact a humane way to interogate (sic) prisoners because they aren’t physically injured. I have been waterboarded in special forces training and I can tell you that is terrifying. You really think you are going to die, but, in fact, you are being closely monitored and in no real danger.
I knew about SERE training for our own men, but failed to mention it in my initial post on this subject. The link I gave you is worth the read, but fails to convey the real hardship that some of our special forces operators and pilots go through. I have heard about it first hand from a pilot. The prisoners at Gitmo have it good compared to our own men in uniform.
John and Lindsey, can we please cease and desist with the whimpering and hand-wringing now? It embarrasses you.
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