‘A 19th-century image shows federal troops employing several forms of torture. One man stood on a barrel for several hours; another carried a large log, his leg weighted with a ball and chain; a third was bound to a tree with his arms raised above his head; a fourth sat on the ground, tied.’ Boston [...]
Entries Tagged as 'torture'
Getting Waterboarded
November 3rd, 2007
Getting Waterboarded “Kaj Larsen investigates the practice of waterboarding, an interrogation practice allegedly used by the U.S. government. Is it a legitimate technique or torture?” Current: Getting Waterboarded
Tags: torture · video · war on terror · waterboarding
24 Season 7 Trailer
October 25th, 2007
Whatever it takes, hoort Jack zich zeggen. Seizoen 6 was ronduit slecht. Desalniettemin begint in de eerste weken van het nieuwe jaar het 7e seizoen van de actieserie 24. De eerste aflevering van de serie wordt door Fox op zondag 13 januari 2007 uitgezonden en is kort na uitzending in de VS ongetwijfeld weer via [...]
Whatever it takes. The politics of the man behind “24.”
February 13th, 2007
The New Yorker: “Since September 11th, depictions of torture have become much more common on American television. Before the attacks, fewer than four acts of torture appeared on prime-time television each year, according to Human Rights First, a nonprofit organization. Now there are more than a hundred, and, as David Danzig, a project director at [...]
Tags: 24 · de horror · human rights · terrorism · torture · tv · usa
Music as torture / Music as weapon
February 6th, 2007
Suzanne G. Cusick: “The very idea that music could be an instrument of torture confronts us with a novel—and disturbing—perspective on contemporary musicality in the United States.” (via)
links for 2006-03-23
March 23rd, 2006
ABN AMRO Press Room: Economen ABN AMRO: wereldeconomie gebaat bij Italië als wereldkampioen voetbal “Hoewel de directe effecten op de economie – denk aan extra consumptie in de horeca – klein zijn, kunnen goede prestaties op het veld indirect wel degelijk een economie stimuleren.” (tags: economics football worldcup) Het Parool – Gestolen fiets onvindbaar “Van alle [...]
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