How this little tidbit got by me is an easy one, how it got by the entire mainstream media is… aw shit, that’s even easier.
108!
‘We Don’t Torture’. We torture and kill. Repeatedly.
Oopsy.
The exact circumstances surrounding the dealings between Haynes and Yoo that led to the development of this memorandum are unclear. However, it is clear that Haynes had previously authorized the use of the torture techniques, and had secured an order from Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld authorizing them.Following the implementation of these techniques, more than 108 detainees died in detention. In a large number of these cases, the deaths have been ruled a homicide and connected to torture. These homicides were a forseeable consequence of the advice that Haynes and Yoo gave.
