Was ist, wenn da jemand einsitzt, der kein Taliban ist ...Infidel schrieb:Es gibt keine unschuldigen Taliban .
An Army officer who investigated possible abuse at Guantanamo Bay after some guards purportedly bragged about beating detainees found no evidence they mistreated the prisoners — although he did not interview any of the alleged victims, the U.S. military said Wednesday. [...]
Investigators conducted 20 interviews with "suspects and witnesses," the Southern Command said. Bassett did not interview any detainees, said Jose Ruiz, a Miami-based command spokesman.
"He talked to all the parties he felt he needed to get information about the allegations that were made," Ruiz said by telephone from Miami. [...]
The investigation began on Oct. 13 and was expanded ten days later to include a similar allegation from a civilian employee who recounted a conversation between a female guard and a male interrogator, according to the statement. Following Bassett's recommendations, Stavridis said a "letter of counseling" should be sent to the female guard who allegedly initiated a "fictitious account" of detainee abuse.
Schäubles Vorbild sind die USA, in denen diese Differenzierung bereits aufgehoben ist. Die USA verweigern etwa «Kombattanten», also kriegsführenden Personen, die Rechte regulärer Krieggefangener, wie im US-Gefangenenlager Guantánamo deutlich wird. Nun plädiert auch Schäuble dafür, über den Kombattantenstatus zumindest zu diskutieren.
http://www.netzeitung.de/deutschland/687551.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7198435.stmThe Canadian foreign minister has apologised for including the US and Israel on a list of states where prisoners are at risk of torture.
Maxime Bernier said the list, which formed part of a manual on torture awareness given to diplomats, "wrongly includes some of our closest allies". [...]
"It contains a list that wrongly includes some of our closest allies. I have directed that the manual be reviewed and rewritten," he said.
Semiramis schrieb:Echt? - die USA lassen foltern?
Süß, wenn`s nicht so ernst wär...