Re: CDR: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-25 Thread jamesd
-- On 22 Oct 2001, at 23:05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: My understanding (from questioning on this topic in the distant past with an MD/shrink) is that the sodium thiopental/pentobarbital/etc. truth serum is an urban legend. He was quite specific that the drug was a definite aid to

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-24 Thread AARG! Anonymous
Besides, the Taliban don't dance. When the B-52's are performing even the Taliban develop rhythm.

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-24 Thread Jon Beets
are on the Al Qaeda personnel who want to tell all.. The ones who are so proud of what they have done they will let you know whatever you want... Jon Beets - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: Re: FBI considers torture

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-23 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 09:04:44PM -0500, Jon Beets wrote: This appears total BS to me... While I don't doubt some agents do at times conduct their own idea of interrogation I sincerely doubt that the FBI as a whole would be considering this... Yes, journalists like those at the Times and the

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-23 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 08:50:01PM -0700, Tim May wrote: Yes, but this is one of those manufactured, utterly implausible situations. I cannot think of a single instance where a suspect had this kind of knowledge, with this kind of stakes, and with this kind of next three hours timetable.

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-23 Thread mmotyka
Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote : On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 08:50:01PM -0700, Tim May wrote: Yes, but this is one of those manufactured, utterly implausible situations. I cannot think of a single instance where a suspect had this kind of knowledge, with this kind of stakes, and with

FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread AARG! Anonymous
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350021-2001364909,00.html FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent FROM DAMIAN WHITWORTH IN WASHINGTON AMERICAN investigators are considering resorting to harsher interrogation techniques, including torture, after facing a wall of silence from

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Jon Beets
] Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2001 10:02 PM Subject: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350021-2001364909,00.html AMERICAN investigators are considering resorting to harsher interrogation techniques

FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread AARG! Anonymous
[A whipping-boys-for-legible-content repost.] http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350021-2001364909,00.html MONDAY OCTOBER 22 2001 FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent FROM DAMIAN WHITWORTH IN WASHINGTON AMERICAN investigators are considering resorting to harsher

Re: CDR: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread measl
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Jon Beets wrote: Subject: CDR: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent This appears total BS to me... While I don't doubt some agents do at times conduct their own idea of interrogation I sincerely doubt that the FBI as a whole would be considering

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Declan McCullagh
On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 09:13:51PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that in todays hyper-patriotic environment, this is would be not only an accepted practice, but even a _preferred_ one by many Amerikans :-( Yep. It's going to be a hard political sell to insist that yes, this

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread measl
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 09:13:51PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that in todays hyper-patriotic environment, this is would be not only an accepted practice, but even a _preferred_ one by many Amerikans :-( Yep. It's going to be a

Re: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Jonathan Fateley
Well hell in those extreme circumstances. But we are hardly at that place yet. - Original Message - From: Declan McCullagh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2001 9:33 PM Subject: CDR: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Tim May
On Monday, October 22, 2001, at 07:33 PM, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 09:13:51PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that in todays hyper-patriotic environment, this is would be not only an accepted practice, but even a _preferred_ one by many Amerikans :-( Yep.

Re: CDR: Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread measl
On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, Tim May wrote: If the U.S. abandons the standard that no person shall be compelled to be a witness against himself--something the truth serum drugging option would of course imply just as surely as torture would--the end times will be upon us. I submit that this has

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread David Honig
At 10:33 PM 10/22/01 -0400, Declan McCullagh wrote: On Mon, Oct 22, 2001 at 09:13:51PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems that in todays hyper-patriotic environment, this is would be not only an accepted practice, but even a _preferred_ one by many Amerikans :-( Yep. It's going to be a

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Steve Furlong
David Honig wrote: 1. Since death in combat is far more heroic [1] to these folks than it is to Americans, the torturers will have to be careful. ... [1] Though one wonders whether psyops -mutilation of corpse and cliched pig games- would help. So, the torturers should get rid of their

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Matthew Gaylor
At 9:04 PM -0500 10/22/01, Jon Beets wrote: This appears total BS to me... While I don't doubt some agents do at times conduct their own idea of interrogation I sincerely doubt that the FBI as a whole would be considering this... Jon Beets And you base your doubts on what? The FBI's sterling

Re: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-22 Thread Anonymous User
At the risk of being told to go google (which I guess I'll do in a moment), does anyone have any information either contrary to this, or possibly of another truth serum that would fit the stated bill? Methylenedioxy-n-methylamphetamine.

FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-21 Thread Incognito Innominatus
FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350021-2001364909,00.html AMERICAN investigators are considering resorting to harsher interrogation techniques, including torture, after facing a wall of silence from jailed suspected members of Osama bin

RESEND: FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent

2001-10-21 Thread Incognito Innominatus
FBI considers torture as suspects stay silent http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/0,,2001350021-2001364909,00.html AMERICAN investigators are considering resorting to harsher interrogation techniques, including torture, after facing a wall of silence from jailed suspected members of Osama bin