Tortured Arguments - Prachatai, February 8, 2008
[Could it be that Prachatai does not realize this article is a joke in the style of NottheNation?]
...A spokesperson from the Department of Labour pointed out that torture is
an integral component of police and national security work and as such
is exclusively reserved for Thais. "Foreigners can't expect to come to
Thailand and just torture people,' said a Department spokesperson,
"especially without a work permit. If they want people tortured, they
should ask the relevant Thai authorities to do it for them.'
When Prachatai took up the issue with the Special Interrogations
Division of the National Police Office, an officer, requesting anonymity
since he was not authorized to make official statements, said that there
was no need for the CIA to conduct torture on Thai territory. "We have
fully developed torture facilities in Thailand and can guarantee a
first-class service.' He noted that waterboarding has long been part of
the Thai security services' repertoire. "In fact, we could probably
teach the CIA a thing or two,' he added...
Tortured Arguments
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