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2005-10-11 Home Front: WoT

Guantanamo detainee says guards enjoyed torture

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Posted by Fred 2005-10-11 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Well, al-Leithy's lips did fall off, but that was afterwards, when he started claiming this BS.

Posted by Korora">Korora 2005-10-11 00:05|| 2005-10-11 00:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Don't worry, McCain's got the answer. It's all in that book of magic treatment codes.

Posted by Captain America 2005-10-11 02:27|| 2005-10-11 02:27|| Front Page Top

#3 And Daniel Pearl had no comment at all.

Posted by Sgt. Mom">Sgt. Mom 2005-10-11 06:12|| www.sgtstryker.com]">[www.sgtstryker.com] 2005-10-11 06:12|| Front Page Top

#4 I haven't seen a Guantanamo torture story in, what, two months? Losing your touch, guys?

Posted by Raj 2005-10-11 09:38|| 2005-10-11 09:38|| Front Page Top

#5 "They used to grab me by the arms and then hurl me on the floor, on my back. They took pleasure in torturing us," Sami al-Leithy, 49, told Egyptian television on Sunday night. "I have suffered a fracture in my backbone because of this," he said as he sat in a wheelchair wearing a beige djellabah robe.

How come I have a mental picture of an ambulance chasing attorney "consulting" him to wear a neck brace on the way into the courtroom?

Posted by BA 2005-10-11 10:14|| 2005-10-11 10:14|| Front Page Top

#6 Fuck this guy and while were at it FUCK MCCAIN TOO! You would think that somebody who was a victim of stupid Washington rules might think twice before restricting our military. That "Anti-Torture" bill is nothing more than a knee-jerk liberal action to made up stories of rampant torture (like this one). His story sounds like the other jihadists: "I was on my way to the local _____ to get a _____ when the evil Americans struck and yada yada yada I ended up in Gitmo." Must be part of the training. Funny that Sami can't name names or describe who tortured him, that would have made the story more plausible. Note to McCain: DON'T BOTHER RUNNING!

Posted by Cyber Sarge">Cyber Sarge 2005-10-11 10:50|| 2005-10-11 10:50|| Front Page Top

#7 I'm just sorry they let him out. I used to stop by two or three times a week to slap him around.

Posted by Fred 2005-10-11 11:56|| 2005-10-11 11:56|| Front Page Top

#8 A win-win, by my accounting.

Posted by .com 2005-10-11 11:59|| 2005-10-11 11:59|| Front Page Top

#9 Um, you don't have a dog, do you Fred? I mean, now that you don't have Leithy to whack around anymore...

Posted by .com 2005-10-11 12:00|| 2005-10-11 12:00|| Front Page Top

#10 Nope. No dog. Jihadis are better, since they're at Gitmo and hence can't poop on my carpet.

Posted by Fred 2005-10-11 13:52|| 2005-10-11 13:52|| Front Page Top

#11 My guess is this guy sung like a bird and he's concocting this torture story to keep from being 'offed'.

Posted by rjschwarz 2005-10-11 14:52|| 2005-10-11 14:52|| Front Page Top

#12 If I supported groups that like flying fully loaded airliners into occupied skyscrapers, I'd feel pretty fortunate to get off as lightly as Sami did. I'm additionally amazed that Sami even possessed a spine for them to fracture.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-11 16:00|| 2005-10-11 16:00|| Front Page Top

#13 Or he didn't sing, but his guards spread falsehoods about him, the poor darling.

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-11 16:03|| 2005-10-11 16:03|| Front Page Top

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