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Why would I believe it?
Mary Anne — (archived)

Because people have actually been killed in US custody. That's why. The idea that people would be hung up by their wrists and sodomized with sticks is somewhat milder by comparison.

One would assume that more than an affidavit would be submitted in evidence in an actual trial. I might point out that this case is more likely to be filed for damages, and in that case would be a civil matter, for which the burden of proof is more on the accused. In view of the fact that this man was held for two years with the paperwork to prove it, and that other abuse has been documented in facilities in which he was held, he actually has a case. Do you think -- if you didn't think he lies -- that he would have a right to be angry at his treatment?

I'm likewise interested to know why you assume he deliberately lies under oath. Because he's a Palestinian? Because he's a Muslim? Is ethnicity a mark of moral turpitude now? I'm interested in holding our people to account because I know my country's reputation is on the line. Are you interested in basing your assessment of this case on the idea that Palestinians are all liars? On what do you base this observation?

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