The Moderate Republican

Female Interrogators at Gitmo

If it's true, then we've sunk to a new low.

Max, aka New Democrat reports that female interrogators have played "sexual games" with detainess, in order to break their will. According to the Associated Press, the women wore miniskirts, thongs and in one graphic case, used red ink and smeared on a detainee claiming it was her menstural blood. Strict intepretation of Islamic law forbids physical contact with a menstruating woman because she is considered unclean. Because the detainee touched what he believes was an unclean woman, he could not come to God, since he was now impure. Here's how the article describes it:

"She then started to place her hands in her pants as she walked behind the detainee," he says. "As she circled around him he could see that she was taking her hand out of her pants. When it became visible the detainee saw what appeared to be red blood on her hand. She said, 'Who sent you to Arizona?' He then glared at her with a piercing look of hatred.

"She then wiped the red ink on his face. He shouted at the top of his lungs, spat at her and lunged forward" — so fiercely that he broke loose from one ankle shackle.

"He began to cry like a baby," the draft says, noting the interrogator left saying, "Have a fun night in your cell without any water to clean yourself."

There are names for women like this, but this is a family blog.

Listen, I know we are in a war against a ruthless enemy and yes, we need to try to prevent another 9/11. The threat is real. But we are also the United States, a country that was founded on certain principles and laws. Free societies should not be engaging in torture, especially when we are dealing with an enemy that could use stuff like this to justify another attack on American soil.

There has to be a way to fight against terror without stooping to their level. There just has to be.

Posted by Dennis at January 27, 2005 11:18 PM