The American way of torture
CounterPunch
by Alexander Cockburn
01/09/11
Torture is now solidly installed in America?s repressive arsenal, not in the shadows where it has always lurked, but up front and central, vigorously applauded by prominent politicians. Rituals of coercion and humiliation seep through the culture, to the extent that before Christmas American travelers began to rebel at the invasive pat-down searches, conducted by the TSA?s airport security teams...
http://counterpunch.org/cockburn01072011.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Transportation+Security+Administration
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=humiliation
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=torture
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Alexander+Cockburn
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by Alexander Cockburn
01/09/11
Torture is now solidly installed in America?s repressive arsenal, not in the shadows where it has always lurked, but up front and central, vigorously applauded by prominent politicians. Rituals of coercion and humiliation seep through the culture, to the extent that before Christmas American travelers began to rebel at the invasive pat-down searches, conducted by the TSA?s airport security teams...
http://counterpunch.org/cockburn01072011.html
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Transportation+Security+Administration
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=humiliation
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=torture
http://www.sharenews-blog.com:8090/helma/twoday/sharenews/search?q=Alexander+Cockburn
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Starmail - 10. Jan, 09:14
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