I thought this was apropos considering Khalid's "confession." http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,,2032616,00.html
define torture....not saying that what they are doing is good...but what is the definition of torture?
Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment PART I Article 1 1. For the purposes of this Convention, the term "torture" means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions. Source document: http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/h_cat39.htm Lots of info. here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture
Here are a few to jog your memory: http://www.thememoryhole.org/war/iraqis_tortured/ If these people were Americans there would be utter uproar, but it's OK that they are "only" foreigners right d16man?
Actually they can do that to american citizens also, provided they can call them "enemy combatants." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/José_Padilla_(alleged_supporter_of_terrorism) BTW, most people have seen very few of those photos.