Truth, Torture, and the American Way

Sep 27, 2005

Busboys and Poets

Jennifer Harbury talked about her book Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture, published by Beacon Press. In her book Ms. Harbury charted the history and consequences of American involvement in torture. The author drew on testimonials from torture victims in Latin America, .. Read More
Jennifer Harbury talked about her book Truth, Torture, and the American Way: The History and Consequences of U.S. Involvement in Torture, published by Beacon Press. In her book Ms. Harbury charted the history and consequences of American involvement in torture. The author drew on testimonials from torture victims in Latin America, Vietnam, and Iraq. She also told the story of her husband, working with the Mayan resistance in Guatemala, who disappeared in 1992 and was subsequently murdered. The book also delved into the cases of detainees abused in Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq and Gauntanamo Bay, Cuba. The author is critical of the government's response to terror as well as the history of the CIA's conduct towards prisoners of war. Following her remarks, Ms. Harbury responded to questions and comments from members of the audience, who spoke from a microphone at the front of the seating area. ~Jennifer Harbury is the author of "Searching for Everardo" and "Bridge of Courage." She is also a member of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee's Campaign to Stop Torture Permanently (S.T.O.P.).

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TIME SPEAKER TEXT
00:00:36 none I WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME EVERYONE TO ONE OF -- TO OUR SERIES OF BOOK SIGNINGS. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE...
00:02:56 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO ESPECIALLY THANK ANDY AND BUS BOYS AND POETS FOR PROVIDING SUCH AN AMAZING...
00:29:01 Unidentified Speaker THERE IS A MICROPHONE HERE IF HAVE YOU ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE COME TO THE MICROPHONE FOR THE SAKE OF...
00:29:08 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR WORK. I HAVE TWO KINDS OF QUESTIONS. ONE IS I'M NOT CLEAR ABOUT YOUR...
00:29:42 Unidentified Speaker WHICH ISSUE?
00:29:44 Unidentified Speaker DEPARTMENT OF PEACE. TO -- CREATE A DEPARTMENT OF PEACE AS A U.S. CABINET. THERE IS A BILL, H.R. WHATEVER....
00:29:55 Unidentified Speaker I THINK THAT'S VERY INTERESTING. I WOULD LIKE TO READ THE BILL. I THINK THE FIRST THING WE HAVE TO...
00:31:08 Unidentified Speaker YES. I'M WITH THE D.C. ANTI-WAR NETWORK. AND I AM ALSO AFFILIATED WITH NORTHERN VIRGINIANS FOR PEACE....
00:32:43 Unidentified Speaker FOR CERTAIN, THERE ARE ALREADY AT LEAST ONE OR TWO PROSECUTIONS OF PEOPLE WHO WORKED FOR SOME OF THESE...
00:37:49 Unidentified Speaker MY NAME IS FRANCES, AND I WAS MARCHING AND LOBBYING TODAY AND YESTERDAY FOR CODE PINK AND PROGRESSIVE...
00:39:05 Unidentified Speaker I THINK -- AND AGAIN, I'M VOICING MY OWN OPINION, HERE, BUT IT'S BASED ON CERTAIN -- CERTAINLY, ON...
00:40:30 Unidentified Speaker HI. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR IMPORTANT WORK. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION TWO CONFERENCES ADDRESSING...
00:41:04 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU.
00:41:06 Unidentified Speaker IN 1999 I WAS AT A GROUNDBREAKING CONFERENCE IN RAMALLAH ON CARING FOR VICTIMS OF TORTURE WITH ISRAELI...
00:41:40 Unidentified Speaker THANK YOU VERY MUCH. YEAH. IT IS VERY DISTURBING TO HEAR HOW MUCH DIFFERENT MEMBERS OF THE MEDICAL...
00:42:18 Unidentified Speaker I HAVE BEEN REALLY SURPRISED THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN MORE EMPHASIS PUT ON THE UNITED STATES JOINING...
00:42:35 Unidentified Speaker THEY'RE NOT BEING FOLLOWED ANYWAY, SO IT DOESN'T MATTER.
00:42:39 Unidentified Speaker IF A FUTURE PRESIDENT WERE TO JOIN THE COURTS, WOULD -- WOULD ALL OF THESE PEOPLE BE -- COULD THEY...
00:43:00 Unidentified Speaker AS YOU KNOW, ITALY HAS ALREADY BROUGHT INDICTMENTS AGAINST A NUMBER OF UNNAMED C.I.A. AGENTS FOR KIDNAPPING...
00:45:33 Unidentified Speaker THE UNIITARIAN WEBSITE IS WWW.U, SC.ORG. THERE IS A BIG STOP SIGN WITH THE ABU GHRAIB FIGURE, WHICH...
00:46:11 Unidentified Speaker YOU MENTIONED, JENNIFER, THAT A LOT OF THE TORTURE TECHNIQUES HAVE BEEN USED SINCE VIETNAM SUCH AS...
00:46:34 Unidentified Speaker FOR THE MAI -- FOR THE MY LAI MASSACRE MANY PEOPLE WERE INDICTED BUT I BELIEVE THE SERGEANT WAS PARDONED....
00:46:41 Unidentified Speaker THERE WASN'T TORTURE PER SE.
00:46:42 Unidentified Speaker EXACTLY. EXACTLY. I DON'T BELIEVE THAT THERE HAS EVER BEEN AN INTELLIGENCE PERSON BROUGHT UP ON CHARGES...
00:47:51 Unidentified Speaker GIVE US SOMETHING SPECIFIC TO DO WHEN WE LEAVE HERE.
00:47:56 Unidentified Speaker VERY STRAIGHTFORWARD THING. WE HAVE BEEN -- IF YOU COULD IN YOUR HOME COMMUNITIES START JOINING OUR...
00:48:09 Unidentified Speaker WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
00:48:12 Unidentified Speaker WE LIVE IN D.C.
00:48:15 Unidentified Speaker WHAT IS -- I'M SORRY. I'M BLOCKING -- I'M BLANKING OUT ON HER NAME BUT THERE IS A CONGRESSWOMAN HERE....
00:48:21 Unidentified Speaker ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON.
00:48:23 Unidentified Speaker SHE HAS NO VOTE. SHE HAS NO VOTE.
00:48:26 Unidentified Speaker CALL ANYWAY. CALL THE PEOPLE IN THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. CALL SENATOR LEAHY. GIVE HIM YOUR FULL...
00:50:15 Unidentified Speaker I'M REALLY CURIOUS ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGY OF THE TERROR. MUCH OF WHAT YOU SPOKE ABOUT TONIGHT SEEMS...
00:50:47 Unidentified Speaker IT'S INTERESTING. THERE IS NO ABSOLUTE ANSWER TO THAT I HAVE FOUND. CERTAINLY SOME TORTUREURES ARE...
00:53:11 Unidentified Speaker IF YOU WOULD BE KIND ENOUGH TO HEAD OVER TO BUS BOYS AND POETS BOOKS AND DO SOME SININGS FOR US THAT...

NOTE: The transcript for this program was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.

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