al-Qaeda "How to" Torture Book Found

So, now that we've decided to extend the common courtesy of rights in the Constitution to those we capture in our War on Terror, this was done well after knowing that al-Qaeda is actively teaching, and apparently encouraging the use of, torture methods. They have put together a detailed book with pictures depicting how to conduct various torture methods. This book was found in May 2007. Why has it been a year since this book was found and I don't remember seeing anything about it until just recently? Oh right, I forgot, our media has an agenda and since the Democrats, well a number of them, have declared the war lost, that media certainly wouldn't want to give the rest of the population any reason at all to rally behind our troops and support the annihilation of al-Qaeda and other terror groups around the world.

Now hold on, we're not talking about shaming, or embarrassing prisoners. We're not talking about making them wear women's clothes or sleep deprivation. We're not talking about making them listen to pop-culture music like Britney Spears or Christina Aguilera. No no no, we're talking about inflicting pain, permanent wounds, dismemberment, and death.

See for yourself.

Here's just a quick snippet:

"The book guides followers of Al Qaeda how to interrogate and torture captives.

The drawings and cartoons depict ways to use electric drills and irons, meat cleavers and other devices to force victims to talk or harm them.

Some of the drawings show how to drill hands, sever limbs, drag victims behind cars, remove eyes, put a blowtorch or iron to someone’s skin, suspend a person from a ceiling and electrocute them, break limbs and restrict breath and put someone’s head in a vice.

Items found at the safe house include electric drills, hammers, blow torches, meat cleavers, pliers and wire cutters, chains, screw drivers, whips and handcuffs."

Sounds like a good time for everyone, doesn't it.


Here are the pictures from the book and a couple of their torture victims.
























Keep trying to tell me this is a war for oil or a botched war over weapons of mass destruction. Please try to tell me that we should just pull out of the Middle East entirely and leave these animals to their own business. Please tell me that we don't have a moral obligation to put an end to this. Please try to tell me this is just the United States acting as the police of the world and getting into everyone else's business.

Makes you appreciate being an American and living in a land where such treatment isn't permitted.