grrrr and grrrr

[cynicallynaive]

More evidence of the wonderful fruits of the Bush Administration's policy of embracing torture.

On the day of his release, the prison's director, who Masri believed was an American, told Masri that he had been held because he "had a suspicious name," Masri said in an interview.
I really wish I were making this up. And I wish it weren't my country

Comments

[cloakofwinter]

Some considerations from a purely media literacy point of view

Perhaps, but....

[cynicallynaive]

Unfortunately I probably won't be able to give your comment the detailed reply it deserves. Under the theory that a brief reply is better than none at all, here goes:

First of all, as you note, the reason the story is so one-sided is that the official sources, both US and German, refused to talk. Can't say I blame them, but that makes for an incomplete story.

Perhaps the whole thing is a fabrication by Masri; I really can't say. However, to anyone who's followed the Bush Administration's well-documented embrace of torture as official policy, none of this story is particularly out of keeping with the CIA's modus operandi.

The sad thing is, I can't say with confidence that it's unthinkable my country would haul off a German citizen because of an unfortunate confusion over his name. Can you?

[thelonewizard]

Happy Holidays!