Infinite MonkeysTake a look at the illustrated al-Qaeda torture manual. Even though it's only drawings, and of the skill level of your average 6th-grade art class or typical cartoonist in the Arab world, it is still disturbing. Not for the squeamish. It is certainly a level of torture a few notches above playing Britney Spears Christina Aguilera at an uncomfortable volume or failing to wear white gloves while placing the Koran in a sterile mini-hammock at Club Gitmo.
Drudge linked to The Smoking Gun's publication of al-Qaeda's torture manual on Thursday. So far, according to Newsbusters, the only MSM outlet to even report on the existence of the manual is Fox News.
Pathetic.
I seem to recall the papers and networks taking a bit of interest in the frat-house shenanigans at Abu Ghraib -- which was classified as torture and put several of our guys and gals in the brig. The poor souls who are under the thumbscrews and blowtorches of al-Qaeda would trade that in for an underwear hat any day.
Amnesty International? Not a word....except for calling (again) for the closing of Gitmo as the most important priority in the scare-quoted "war on terror."
Again, pathetic.
It goes without saying that the American people, and the military, expect more from our troops than al-Qaeda's level of morals and humanity. But we are at war with these monsters. Shouldn't our media give the public a bit of a taste of what we're up against? Or is reporting this important story just another form of pro-Bush propaganda?
Posted by Dr. Zaius at May 26, 2007 12:14 AMYou're too hard on Amnesty International. Why just the other day they had a poll up asking
"Who's got the worst human rights record?"
Darth Vader?
Hobgoblin?
Dick Cheney?
Why does anyone take AI seriously anymore?
Posted by: JamesPh. at May 26, 2007 07:19 AMNot Britney Spears, you quack! The monsters at Gitmo inflicted Christina Aguilera on the poor terrorists. As you will agree, that kind of treatment is clearly verboten under the Geneva Conventions.
Posted by: H.L. Monkey at May 26, 2007 08:37 AMDuly corrected, H.L. (and I got to practice my "strike" html command).
Though Aguilera can at least sing, which makes it less torturous than Britney's awful voice.
Posted by: Dr. Zaius at May 26, 2007 11:21 AM