Friday, December 12, 2014

Orwellian Newspeak

The Senate released it's (partially redacted) report on the CIA's use of "Enhanced Interrogation Tactics" ten years ago. Their list of practices that "weren't torture" included keeping prisoners awake for days on end, or allowing them only a few hours of sleep per night.

As someone who has suffered periodic bouts of acute insomnia many times in my life, I have only this to say: anyone who denies that sleep deprivation is torture is a damned liar.

cheers (of a sort),
Adam

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