(CBS) A German resident held by the U.S. for almost five years tells 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley that Americans tortured him in many ways - including hanging him from the ceiling for five days early in his captivity when he was in Kandahar, Afghanistan.
Even after determining he was not a terrorist, Murat Kurnaz says the torture continued. (Well of course it did -- we Americans don't stop with the torture just because you're innocent.) Kurnaz tells his story for the first time on American television this Sunday, March 30, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Kurnaz, an ethnic Turk born and raised in Germany, went to Pakistan in late 2001 at age 19 to study Islam (To study Islam -- that's all) and wound up in Pakistani police custody. (Yes -- he "wound up" in police custody -- prolly just walking down the street -- you know -- studying Islam.) It was three months after 9/11, and Kurnaz says the U.S. was offering bounties for suspicious foreigners. Kurnaz says he was "sold" to the Americans for $3,000 and brought to Kandahar as terrorist suspect.
He claims American troops tortured him in Afghanistan by holding his head underwater, administering electric shocks to the soles of his feet, and hanging him suspended from the ceiling of an aircraft hangar and kept alive by doctors. "Every five or six hours they came and pulled me back down and the doctor came," he recalls. "He looked into my eyes. He checked my heart and when he said 'okay,' then they pulled me back up," he tells Pelley. "Gaaa - I wake up ... my pants unbuckled."
The U.S. Pentagon responding by e-mail says, "We treat all detainees humanely… and all credible claims are investigated thoroughly…. The abuses Mr. Kurnaz alleges are not only unsubstantiated and implausible, they are simply outlandish." More here:
Even after determining he was not a terrorist, Murat Kurnaz says the torture continued. (Well of course it did -- we Americans don't stop with the torture just because you're innocent.) Kurnaz tells his story for the first time on American television this Sunday, March 30, at 7 p.m. ET/PT.
Kurnaz, an ethnic Turk born and raised in Germany, went to Pakistan in late 2001 at age 19 to study Islam (To study Islam -- that's all) and wound up in Pakistani police custody. (Yes -- he "wound up" in police custody -- prolly just walking down the street -- you know -- studying Islam.) It was three months after 9/11, and Kurnaz says the U.S. was offering bounties for suspicious foreigners. Kurnaz says he was "sold" to the Americans for $3,000 and brought to Kandahar as terrorist suspect.
He claims American troops tortured him in Afghanistan by holding his head underwater, administering electric shocks to the soles of his feet, and hanging him suspended from the ceiling of an aircraft hangar and kept alive by doctors. "Every five or six hours they came and pulled me back down and the doctor came," he recalls. "He looked into my eyes. He checked my heart and when he said 'okay,' then they pulled me back up," he tells Pelley. "Gaaa - I wake up ... my pants unbuckled."
The U.S. Pentagon responding by e-mail says, "We treat all detainees humanely… and all credible claims are investigated thoroughly…. The abuses Mr. Kurnaz alleges are not only unsubstantiated and implausible, they are simply outlandish." More here:
Well -- Two things come to mind here:
1 - Why is "60 Minutes" so Anti-American whenever there is a Republican president? They give voice to enemies of America whenever they possibly can. Oh -- never mind -- we should never question their motives -- after all, they're "Totally Objective Jourrrrrnalists." I wonder when they'll have Hugo Chavez on.
2 - Why do you have to travel all over hell and high water to "study Islam." Seriously -- we catch their asses all over the world and what do they say when they're caught? "I was just studying Islam." Pay attention next time you hear one of these asshats on TV -- you'll hear it.
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