SUMMARY:
Back in 2003 when the CIA had a presence in Libya, there were reportedly multiple torture techniques used, all of which are an obvious violation of human rights.
The abuses include things such as prolonged diapering, the attention grasp, walling, the facial fold, the facial slap, the abdominal slap, cramped confinement, wall standing, stress positions, sleep deprivation beyond 72 hours, the use of harmless insects and the water board (pouring water on the face of a powerless captive in an attempt to cause them to feel the sensation of drowning. In addition, they were denied food, beaten and slammed into walls, restrained in painful positions for long period of time, and denied sleep. According to the report, these abuses were approved under the “enhanced interrogation” technique passed around the same time.
IMPACT:
Since this didn’t happen “recently,” it is highly doubtful that there will be any impact. Or, at least, if there is, it will be very minimal. But that’s just in relation to the CIA who will probably be allowed to simply forget the event. The Libyans who were subject to this, on the other hand, will be hugely impacted (technically they already were). Not only did they have to go through the pain of this the first time but they also are going to have to live with the aftermath of such harsh treatments.
OPINION:
The first event that came to my mind while reading this article was the Holocaust. The ruthless treatment of the citizens, for no particular reason, and the awful abuses faced seem like something that would have happened back then. The only difference is that the Libyans were not always killed. It is very possible that they were sometimes killed, but that was not the overall goal. While I’m not exactly sure what the goal was or why they were treated this way, I do know that such treatment should not have happened and someone should be punished for the violation of human rights.
Back in 2003 when the CIA had a presence in Libya, there were reportedly multiple torture techniques used, all of which are an obvious violation of human rights.
The abuses include things such as prolonged diapering, the attention grasp, walling, the facial fold, the facial slap, the abdominal slap, cramped confinement, wall standing, stress positions, sleep deprivation beyond 72 hours, the use of harmless insects and the water board (pouring water on the face of a powerless captive in an attempt to cause them to feel the sensation of drowning. In addition, they were denied food, beaten and slammed into walls, restrained in painful positions for long period of time, and denied sleep. According to the report, these abuses were approved under the “enhanced interrogation” technique passed around the same time.
IMPACT:
Since this didn’t happen “recently,” it is highly doubtful that there will be any impact. Or, at least, if there is, it will be very minimal. But that’s just in relation to the CIA who will probably be allowed to simply forget the event. The Libyans who were subject to this, on the other hand, will be hugely impacted (technically they already were). Not only did they have to go through the pain of this the first time but they also are going to have to live with the aftermath of such harsh treatments.
OPINION:
The first event that came to my mind while reading this article was the Holocaust. The ruthless treatment of the citizens, for no particular reason, and the awful abuses faced seem like something that would have happened back then. The only difference is that the Libyans were not always killed. It is very possible that they were sometimes killed, but that was not the overall goal. While I’m not exactly sure what the goal was or why they were treated this way, I do know that such treatment should not have happened and someone should be punished for the violation of human rights.