I read a titillating story in the Toronto Star earlier today about the use of female interrogators at Guantanamo.
For some strange reason, it wasn't carried in any of the US newspapers that I follow. See below for some tidbits.
While this may be an effective method of interrogation, I can't get the phrase "stooping to a new low" out of my mind.
I'm not sure how to link the original story as the Toronto Star requires a free subscription. Have a look in www.torontostar.com and search for "U.S. used women, sex at Guantanamo: Translator". The story originated from the AP and can be found here:
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/G/GUANTANAMO_SEX_VS_FAITH?SITE=MNROC&SECTION=HOME
"One female civilian contractor used a special outfit that included a miniskirt, thong underwear and a bra during late-night interrogations with prisoners, mostly Muslim men who consider it taboo to have close contact with women who aren't their wives."
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"The female interrogator wanted to "break him," Saar adds, describing how she removed her uniform top to expose a tight-fitting T-shirt and began taunting the detainee, touching her breasts, rubbing them against the prisoner's back and commenting on his apparent erection."
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The interrogator left the room to ask a Muslim linguist how she could break the prisoner's reliance on God. The linguist told her to tell the detainee that she was menstruating, touch him, then make sure to turn off the water in his cell so he couldn't wash.
Strict interpretation of Islamic law forbids physical contact with women other than a man's wife or family, and with any menstruating women, who are considered unclean.
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"She then started to place her hands in her pants as she walked behind the detainee," he says. "As she circled around him he could see that she was taking her hand out of her pants. When it became visible the detainee saw what appeared to be red blood on her hand. She said, 'Who sent you to Arizona?' He then glared at her with a piercing look of hatred."
"She then wiped the red ink on his face. He shouted at the top of his lungs, spat at her and lunged forward" -- so fiercely that he broke loose from one ankle shackle.
"He began to cry like a baby," the draft says, noting the interrogator left saying, "Have a fun night in your cell without any water to clean yourself."