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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Actual U.S. JPRA Torture Document Available as PDF
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Fri Apr 24 20:35:29 2009
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[ A handful of readers (literally a number that can be counted on
one hand) expressed objections to my earlier posting of
"Torturegate, the Internet, Obama's Error, and Startling Candor
from Fox News" on this list, on the grounds that it was either
too political and/or not privacy related.
Everyone is welcome to their own opinions of course, but I beg to
differ regarding these two points. The GOP has clearly made
a conscious "talking point" decision to argue that torture is
acceptable if it produces results. That was their decision to make,
and there are consequences to such tactics. To the extent that
I hear Democratic party officials take a similar tack I will condemn
them loudly as well.
As for the relationship of torture to privacy concerns ... I can't
think of a more fundamental relationship when it comes to basic
human dignity and ethical constructs. I'll admit to having
something of an old-fashioned view of ethics and human rights --
in that I believe in both of them.
I naturally appreciate all feedback, but I will continue to
operate this list in the manner that I feel to be most
appropriate. To the extent that the readership wishes to continue
accompanying me on this journey, you are all very welcome indeed.
Thanks.
-- Lauren ]
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Actual U.S. JPRA Torture Document Available as PDF
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000553.html
Greetings. As an addendum to "Torturegate, the Internet, Obama's
Error, and Startling Candor from Fox News"
( http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000551.html ), now available is the
actual two page note from the Joint Personnel Recovery Agency (JPRA)
to the Pentagon, describing strong concerns over the use of torture.
The note was reportedly part of the materials related to the "enhanced
interrogation techniques" that the Bush administration was preparing
to authorize. You may have heard proponents of these techniques
noting that they were used (in limited duration contexts) in training
programs to help U.S. personnel prepare for their possible infliction
by enemy forces.
JPRA itself administered those training programs (SERE). Their
attaching of these concerns (in 2002) regarding torture to the
associated interrogation technique materials strongly implies that
they themselves viewed the actual non-training use of such techniques
to be torture.
You can read the actual scanned PDF document for yourself:
http://lauren.vortex.com/torture-memo-01.pdf
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein
lauren@vortex.com
Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800
http://www.pfir.org/lauren
Co-Founder, PFIR
- People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org
Co-Founder, NNSquad
- Network Neutrality Squad - http://www.nnsquad.org
Founder, GCTIP - Global Coalition
for Transparent Internet Performance - http://www.gctip.org
Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com
Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy
Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com
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