The number of concerns has risen about torture tactics in Bagram, Abu Ghraib and various other camps where suspected “terrorists” have been detained for questioning.
Since 9/11, the Bush Administration has had a field day with trying to detain suspected terrorists and question them about further attacks. So far to them, it has been a successful venture but has had some minor problems that they never intended to get to the public. The release of the pictures from Abu Ghraib and the unconventional death at the Bagram camp have caused many concerns on torture methods.
Has America gone too far? That is a question that many Americans have pondered for some time after the release of this information. The answer is yes. America and the Bush Administration have gone way over the means that is necessary.
The CIA has destroyed 92 interrogation tapes in the last year. These tapes carry evidence of military police brutality toward detainees in these camps.
My point is that if the Bush Administration and the military had nothing to hide, then why did these tapes get destroyed? This brutality goes completely over the heads of the Geneva Convention.
Even the notion of anyone getting tortured is enough to turn my stomach. It shouldn’t matter whether or not the person is a suspected terrorist. This is why we have the Geneva Convention to stop torture from happening. Whether we as Americans want to face this reality or not, these camps aren’t any better than Nazi concentration camps. It’s just in a prettier package. The fact of the matter is what gives us the right to do this to people when we aren’t even certain whether or not they’re terrorists?
Bush once said in a televised speech that we would get those “evil doers.” As of now, though, it’s kind of confusing as to who the real evil doers are.
President Obama has publicly denounced and put down the Bush Administration for allowing torture to be present in these camps. Obama claims that under his administration, torture will not be acceptable.
Now, you’re probably wondering why this has even come out in public? Well, there have been cases brought to the Supreme Court by detainees, and some are saying that they were mistreated and that they want justice. It just so happens that these tapes were conveniently destroyed upon the arrival of a major court hearing about torture.
What is the CIA really trying to hide? It’s obvious that there has been torture going on in these camps for years. C’mon, there’s even pictures of it from Abu Ghraib. The MPs said that they weren’t trained enough before going into these camps; they blame it on the lack of education.
Well, it seems to me, these MPs should have already known what is acceptable treatment of a prisoner and what’s not. I find this highly unacceptable.