I was reading the blog TalkLeft and noticed this:
"In January 2003, Baker was a member of the 438th Military Police company in Operation Enduring Freedom at Guantanamo Bay, where he says he was "given a direct order by an officer in the U.S. Army" to play the role of a detainee for a training exercise.
"I was on duty as an MP in an internal camp where the detainees were housed," said Baker.
Baker claims that he was ordered to put on one of the orange jumpsuits worn by the detainees. "At first I was reluctant, but he said 'you'll be fine...put this on.' And I did," said Baker.
Baker says what took place next happened at the hands of four U.S. soldiers - soldiers he believes didn't know he was one of them - has changed his life forever."
Read the rest of what happened to National Guardsman Sean Baker here.
What were Military Police being trained in these kinds of techniques for? MG Miller was in charge of Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, and MG Miller's report stipulated that MP units be used by MI units in order to "soften up" prisoners. As the Taguba reports critically on MG Miller's report to misuse the MP prison mission, is this new story about not "a few bad apples" meme but another facet of the condoning of torture from the highest levels of civilian and military leaders?
"In January 2003, Baker was a member of the 438th Military Police company in Operation Enduring Freedom at Guantanamo Bay, where he says he was "given a direct order by an officer in the U.S. Army" to play the role of a detainee for a training exercise.
"I was on duty as an MP in an internal camp where the detainees were housed," said Baker.
Baker claims that he was ordered to put on one of the orange jumpsuits worn by the detainees. "At first I was reluctant, but he said 'you'll be fine...put this on.' And I did," said Baker.
Baker says what took place next happened at the hands of four U.S. soldiers - soldiers he believes didn't know he was one of them - has changed his life forever."
Read the rest of what happened to National Guardsman Sean Baker here.
What were Military Police being trained in these kinds of techniques for? MG Miller was in charge of Camp Delta at Guantanamo Bay, and MG Miller's report stipulated that MP units be used by MI units in order to "soften up" prisoners. As the Taguba reports critically on MG Miller's report to misuse the MP prison mission, is this new story about not "a few bad apples" meme but another facet of the condoning of torture from the highest levels of civilian and military leaders?
posted by Ken at 10:26 AM
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