Wikileaks, State Secrets, Gitmo, Torture Part 1

Special Forum moderated by Leili Kashani (CCR): Andy Worthington, Pardiss Kebriaei (CCR), Katie Gallagher (CCR), and Jeremy Varon of Witness Against Torture discuss the importance of WikiLeaks, attempts to extradite Julian Assange to the US, the dangerous isolation of Bradley Manning, revelations about Guantánamo and US interference to suppress torture investigations in Germany and Spain, and the significance of other stories not covered by Wikileaks — in particular, the circumstances surrounding the deaths of three prisoners at Guantánamo in June 2006. Andy Worthington is an author, filmmaker, journalist. His most recent book is The Guantanamo Files: The Stories of the 774 Detainees in America's Illegal Prison. CCR=Center For Constitutional Rights. Event at Brecht Forum January 6, 2011 Camera, audio Joe Friendly

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[joefriendly]

The US government has changed it's TORTURE techniques during the past 20 years or so. Today they try to use only techniques that do not show physical signs or evidence of torture. Electric shock, cold temperatures, humidity, claustrophobic confinement, anxiety producing techniques, medical/physiological techniques which produce nausea, cramps, and joint pain, loss of sleep, etc

(posted by USStateSponTerrorism 1/23/11 at earlier version of this talk, since removed for audio problems.)

[joefriendly]

the cable is 07TRIPOLI1943 regardin Libyan detainees and the HEU

(posted by lesleyblood1 1/23/11 at earlier upload of this same talk since removed because it lacked audio in some parts.)

[joefriendly]

Manning had been uploading vids to youtube, he was reprimanded, then sent to Iraq with FULL intel clearance.....wtf????

There is a cable where they are trying to find excuses for a detanee who has his teeth missing and his arms broken

(posted by lesleyblood1 1/23/11 at earlier upload of this same talk since removed because it lacked audio in some parts.)

[joefriendly]

#

War is hell get Bradley Manning OUT.

(Posted by WhatSayestThou 1/24/11 at earlier upload of this same talk since removed for tech probs)

[joefriendly]

free mr manning

(Posted by itchyundies 1/22/11 at earlier upload of this talk that was removed because of audio problems.)

[FreeAssange1]

Obama cares more about what overblown windbag Rush Limbuagh thinks. What a pussy!!! These people are doing more to close Guantanamo than he is. I find it sarcastically hilarious that the government are calling these people "detainees" when what they really are are imhumanly treated prisoners. I hope the universal jurisdiction finds grounds to impeach Obama for wussing out on his promises and caving in to his "administration"

"I am 'Sparticus' " ;-)

[PalmyBruce]

From this video it seems it's time to make the USA military accountable to the world rather than just itself. This will probably gradually happen as Itocracy evolves, because the internet has grown independent of the USA. Amazing to hear of 'universal juridiction', the marvellous attempts to use it, wonderful to hear about Spain judges declining to bury a case despite US pressure. Marvellous talk by Witness Against Torture. Thank you for posting this. To me it's literally awesome to watch.

[PalmyBruce]

Because of the obstructions of the Establishment, it seems the remaining most effective action for justice is to expose this information to the world public, and that's what this video does. From that, the corruption causing the abuse is exposed, and change is most likely. Good on you for posting this.

[PalmyBruce]

Thanks, excellent vid & people. Some good news: The new electronic 'truth storm' heralds arrival of a new global, democratic 'ITocracy' - overrunning the military-industrial-political system of the past 1000s of years. YouTube search 'truth storm' or 'ITocracy, to see. The public, tired of war & poverty, is escaping the old elite domination despite it's panic-bluster. The Internet is our new, better, leadership, 'authority' coming from easy, unrestricted cross-checking of everything by anyone.