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Pentagon may officially rule out evidence obtained through torture (But not torture itself) Comment: Moral arguments aside, what is the point in torturing when evidence gained via torture is admittedly useless? PENTAGON The Pentagon may put it in writing: no evidence obtained through torture can be used when suspected terrorists go on trial at Guantanamo Bay. A senior spokesman says the Pentagon believed until now that a written rule wasn't necessary because military prosecutors had already declared such evidence inadmissible. Bryan Whitman also reiterated the Pentagon policy that bans torture, although critics say some of the interrogation methods used at the Guantanamo lockup amount to torture. Ten detainees now face terrorism charges before U-S military tribunals. Theirs will be the first such hearings since the aftermath of World War Two. Most of them were captured in Afghanistan after the U-S assault on al-Qaida and the Taliban following September Eleventh. --------------------------------------------------- Please help our fight against the New World Order by giving a donation. As bandwidth costs increase, the only way we can stay online and expand is with your support. Please consider giving a monthly or one-off donation for whatever you can afford. You can pay securely by either credit card or Paypal. Click here to donate. |
