Snake-speak

[Peter Presland]

The US really has lost it - totally. There are many who clearly see the whole abuse of prisoners thing for what it is: Sadistic, violent, inhuman behaviour that is utterly beyond the pale - FULL STOP. The problem is that the facts are so unacceptable to the self-image of Jane and and Jo sixpack and their 'Real' America, that it can no more be squarely faced than can the implications of 911 truth.

The result?

Outrage - absolute OUTRAGE. But outrage at what? Not at the relentless systematic torture and abuse of prisoners, but the prospect of further evidence of it being released in the form of official photos and videos. A sort of 'kill-the-messenger' syndrome with a twist. And what does shiny new President 'Change you can believe in' Obama do? why cave in to the outrage naturally.

Which is further confirmation of the horrific, obscene depravity of it.

This in reply to a question about them at an ACLU convention from Seymour Hersh:

“Some of the worse that happened that you don’t know about, ok? Videos, there are women there. Some of you may have read they were passing letters, communications out to their men … . The women were passing messages saying ‘Please come and kill me, because of what’s happened. Basically what happened is that those women who were arrested with young boys/children in cases that have been recorded. The boys were sodomized with the cameras rolling. The worst about all of them is the soundtrack of the boys shrieking that your government has