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USA has tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani

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The USA has tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani (aka Detainee 063)

Mohammed al-Qahtani, aka in Guantanamo Bay as Detainee 063, allegedly a member of the 9/11 conspiracy and the so-called 20th hijacker.

There can be no doubt that al-Qahtani was treated cruelly and degraded, that the standards of Common Article 3 were violated, and that his treatment amounts to a war crime. If he suffered the degree of severe mental distress prohibited by the torture convention, then his treatment crosses the line into outright torture.

This argument is based on "The Green Light" by Philippe Sands, 2008-05-01 (Thursday), Vanity Fair

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USA has tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani
The USA has tortured Mohammed al-Qahtani (aka Detainee 063)
Mohammed al-Qahtani, aka in Guantanamo Bay as Detainee 063, allegedly a member of the 9/11 conspiracy and the so-called 20th hijacker. There can be no doubt that al-Qahtani was treated cruelly and degraded, that the standards of Common Article 3 were violated, and that his treatment amounts to a war crime. If he suffered the degree of severe mental distress prohibited by the torture convention, then his treatment crosses the line into outright torture. See seperate Argument with this statement >>
"No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to any unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind .” -- Third Geneva Convention Relating to the Treatment of Prisoners of War >>
Detainee 063, Mohammed al-Qahtani was placed in an isolation facility at Guantánamo Bay to separate him from the general detainee population. >>
In the USA, a detailed interrogation plan was approved for al-Qahtani, based on the new interrogation techniques. The plan was sent to Donald Rumsfeld for his personal approval >>

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