buse, rising to the level of torture, of those captured and detained in the war on terror is a defining feature of the presidency of George Bush. Its military beginnings lie not in Abu Ghraib or in the "rendition" of prisoners to other countries for questioning, but in the treatment of the very first prisoners at Guanta'namo. Starting in late 2002 a detainee bearing the number 063 was tortured for more than seven weeks. |
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Sheila Samples is an Oklahoma writer and a former civilian US Army Public Information Officer. She is a Managing Editor for OpEd News, and a regular contributor for a variety of Internet sites.