OpEdNews - Diary: US masters the art of political show trials

In Stalinist Russia it was common for political prisoners, after a suitable period of detention, to miraculously "confess" to all kinds of crimes. Of course, such practices were common during the Inquisition as well. The United States is showing that it's now a torture power to be reckoned with. No second-rate torture for us. We've now mastered the art of getting the desired "confessions," as needed for the 6:00 News. Witness the "confession" of Khalid Sheik Mohammed:

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"I was responsible for the 9/11 operation, from A to Z," Mohammed told a panel of military officers through a personal representative, who read off a list of 31 terrorist acts that were either carried out or planned but not executed. According to transcripts released by Defense Department officials last night, Mohammed later spoke in broken English and Arabic, saying, "For sure, I'm American enemies."

Somehow, lawyers and human rights are completely absent at these farce trials, but the recording machine is their to "record" that which needs to be released for the Press Release.

Of course, what Khalid Sheik Mohammed says could even be true. Who knows? But only a fool would believe a show trial confession afters years of torture in one of the CIA's private hells.