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The CIA Paid Psychologists $81 Million to Devise Brutal Tactics for Use on Terror Suspects, and They’re Suing
Erin Brodwin | Business Insider – TRANSCEND Media Service, 26 Jun 2017

22 Jun 2017 – After a doctor X-rayed one prisoner’s badly broken feet, his colleague gave interrogators the go-ahead to force him to stand for 52 hours. A lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of former prisoners shines new light on the grisly details of the tactics the doctors approved for use on terrorism suspects. These tactics range from water-boarding to “walling” — a method that involves pushing a person into a flexible plywood wall so hard that it creates a disturbing sound that pierces the ear.

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