Comments on: Torture Taints the Case of Guantánamo Prisoner Mohamed Jawad http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/16/torture-taints-the-case-of-guantanamo-prisoner-mohamed-jawad/ Investigative journalist, author, filmmaker and Guantanamo expert Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:40:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Military Commissions Revived: Don’t Do It, Mr. President! « freedetainees.org http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/16/torture-taints-the-case-of-guantanamo-prisoner-mohamed-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-51319 Military Commissions Revived: Don’t Do It, Mr. President! « freedetainees.org Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:41:44 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=844#comment-51319 [...] Guantánamo Prosecutor Condemns Chaotic Trials (Lt. Col. Vandeveld on Mohamed Jawad, January 2009), Torture taints the case of Mohamed Jawad (January 2009), Bush Era Ends with Guantánamo Trial Chief’s Torture Confession (Susan Crawford [...] [...] Guantánamo Prosecutor Condemns Chaotic Trials (Lt. Col. Vandeveld on Mohamed Jawad, January 2009), Torture taints the case of Mohamed Jawad (January 2009), Bush Era Ends with Guantánamo Trial Chief’s Torture Confession (Susan Crawford [...]

]]> By: Frances Madeson http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/2009/01/16/torture-taints-the-case-of-guantanamo-prisoner-mohamed-jawad/comment-page-1/#comment-31139 Frances Madeson Sat, 17 Jan 2009 03:56:55 +0000 http://www.andyworthington.co.uk/?p=844#comment-31139 One wonders about the people called on to carry out such orders. One by one they could, of course, be coerced. But if they all as a group just laughed in the face of the person giving the crazy order and said, "No way, there's just no way I'm doing that," the whole house of cards would come tumbling down. Why don't people just use their common sense? It's too late for the people we've already hurt in these terrible ways. We can never take that away, though we should try to help them heal. I think we could start by asking them what services and resources they feel they would need to feel better, to feel good again. Whatever they answer should be given and much, much more. Will it be expensive? Does it matter? Take it right off the top line of the Bush/Cheney executive compensation package. And if that's not enough, keep going down the line until we get it done. One wonders about the people called on to carry out such orders. One by one they could, of course, be coerced. But if they all as a group just laughed in the face of the person giving the crazy order and said, “No way, there’s just no way I’m doing that,” the whole house of cards would come tumbling down. Why don’t people just use their common sense?

It’s too late for the people we’ve already hurt in these terrible ways. We can never take that away, though we should try to help them heal. I think we could start by asking them what services and resources they feel they would need to feel better, to feel good again. Whatever they answer should be given and much, much more.

Will it be expensive? Does it matter? Take it right off the top line of the Bush/Cheney executive compensation package. And if that’s not enough, keep going down the line until we get it done.

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