 BartendingBear says: Several of the veterans, all men in their 80s and 90s, denounced the controversial techniques. And when the time came for them to accept honors from the Army's Freedom Team Salute, one veteran refused, citing his opposition to the war in Iraq and procedures that have been used at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. "I feel like the military is using us to say, 'We did spooky stuff then, so it's okay to do it now,' " said Arno Mayer, 81, a professor of European history at Princeton University. When Peter Weiss, 82, went up to receive his award, he commandeered the microphone and gave his piece. "I am deeply honored to be here, but I want to make it clear that my presence here is not in support of the current war," said Weiss, chairman of the Lawyers' Committee on Nuclear Policy and a human rights and trademark lawyer in New York City. The veterans of P.O. Box 1142, a top-secret installation in Fairfax County that went only by its postal code name, were brought back to Fort Hunt by park rangers who are piecing together a portrait of what happened there during the war. Nearly 4,000 prisoners of war, most of them German scientists and submariners, were brought in for questioning f... "We extracted information in a battle of the wits. I'm proud to say I never compromised my humanity."Methinks therein lies the problem. Today's interrogators possess little in the way of wits or humanity. Also, I get the distinct impression that our fearless leader doesn't care if confessions or information is accurate -- only that he obtained a large number. I also fear there is a greater degree of Sadism with these people. And honor seems to have left us also. |
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