
American admits to some torture tactics AP \|\| March 10, 2006 The chief prosecutor of a U.S. military commission responsible for making cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba acknowledged Tuesday some investigative techniques used at the base could be viewed as torture. But Col. Morris Davis, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions in the U.S. Department of Defence, said the military considers the tactics acceptable. He also said he does not believe the U.S. government used torture to gather evidence he's preparing to present at upcoming trials. "There is no evidence we are going to offer that I have seen that I would call tantamount to being derived from torture," Davis said in an interview before a speech at the Case Western Reserve University's law school. He would not say what tactics were used that would be considered torture. Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com Davis said he is involved in preparing 10 trials from about 490 men detained at Guantanamo, some of whom are suspected of having links to the Taliban or al-Qaida. Human rights activists and civil libertarians have criticized the military commissions established by the Pentagon, saying they are flawed because they lack basic protections and rights for defendants. A federal judge questioned the government's treatment of a detainee Thursday at Guantanamo Bay who said he was subjected to forced feedings so painful he gave up his hunger strike. U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler is considering whether to prohibit the forced-feeding practice in the case of Mohammed Bawazir, who has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay since the spring of 2002. About KDR \| \| Home \| \| Weekly Features Archive	Weekly Weekly Features Archive
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American admits to some torture tactics

AP || March 10, 2006

The chief prosecutor of a U.S. military commission responsible for making cases against prisoners at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba acknowledged Tuesday some investigative techniques used at the base could be viewed as torture.

But Col. Morris Davis, chief prosecutor for the Office of Military Commissions in the U.S. Department of Defence, said the military considers the tactics acceptable. He also said he does not believe the U.S. government used torture to gather evidence he's preparing to present at upcoming trials.

"There is no evidence we are going to offer that I have seen that I would call tantamount to being derived from torture," Davis said in an interview before a speech at the Case Western Reserve University's law school.

He would not say what tactics were used that would be considered torture.

Article Posted at www.KnowledgeDrivenRevolution.com

Davis said he is involved in preparing 10 trials from about 490 men detained at Guantanamo, some of whom are suspected of having links to the Taliban or al-Qaida.

Human rights activists and civil libertarians have criticized the military commissions established by the Pentagon, saying they are flawed because they lack basic protections and rights for defendants.

A federal judge questioned the government's treatment of a detainee Thursday at Guantanamo Bay who said he was subjected to forced feedings so painful he gave up his hunger strike.

U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler is considering whether to prohibit the forced-feeding practice in the case of Mohammed Bawazir, who has been imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay since the spring of 2002.

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