Amnesty voices concern over promotion of ‘black site’ boss

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Amnesty voices concern over promotion of ‘black site’ boss

By The Sunday Nation

 

 

Amnesty International has called for “close scrutiny” following the new US government’s appointment of a woman official allegedly involved in a secret prison in Thailand as deputy director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).

 

The London-based human rights organisation said reports that Gina Haspel, 60, had directed the alleged CIA “black site” in Thailand “raise extremely serious concerns”. 

 

It added that detainees held there were subjected to torture and enforced disappearance, and that Haspel could have a possible role in the destruction of evidence of such crimes under international law.

 

Full story: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/news/national/30305700

 

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2017-02-05

[seahorse]

Surely not. Isn't the USA a paragon of virtue?

[yellowboat]

Thai authorities and American authorities staunchly deny such a thing, but it just keeps coming back like a bad rash.  Find it harder and harder to believe that "secret" detention centre did not exist. 

 

Would love to see Haspel and Thai authorities put on trial for such crimes. 

[stereolab]

Amnesty International are probably just short of money, and stirring the nearest pot to garner funds.

[Baerboxer]

Will they be protesting at the outrageous things happening in Cambodia as a dictator tightens his grip?

 

Probably not. Not much benefit in that for them. 

[mikebike]

Will they be protesting at the outrageous things happening in Cambodia as a dictator tightens his grip?
 
Probably not. Not much benefit in that for them. 

Huh? https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2016/09/cambodia-campaign-of-political-intimidation-must-end/

[farcanell]

Waterboarding has gotta happen somewhere... for the good of everyone not being waterboarded.

[Carib]

1 minute ago, farcanell said:

Waterboarding has gotta happen somewhere... for the good of everyone not being waterboarded.

Yeah right, it is like in the middle ages; Weigh someone down and if she floats she is innocent and if she drowns she was a witch. 

[farcanell]

58 minutes ago, Carib said:

Yeah right, it is like in the middle ages; Weigh someone down and if she floats she is innocent and if she drowns she was a witch. 

I think it was if she floated she was a witch... otherwise she wouldn't float.

 

however, this attempt at a parallel falls dismally short.

 

waterboarding has been proven to illicit any confession required... without actually killing the subject.... that comes later, due to the aforementioned confession

 

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I'm totally good with this. Keep up the good work.