Ex-CIA Contractor on Trial for Beating Detainee

[Judi Lynn]

Ex-CIA Contractor on Trial for Beating Detainee

The trial of a former CIA contractor accused of beating a terror suspect in Afghanistan so severely that he later died opened in a North Carolina court.

David Passaro, 40, a former medical contractor for the CIA, is accused in the Raleigh, North Carolina federal trial of violently striking Abdul Wali during two days of interrogation in June 2003.

The former member of the US military's special forces is the first civilian to be charged with mistreating inmates during the US "war on terror."
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The base came under several rocket attacks during Passaro's stay there and Wali was accused of taking part in the assault. According to prosecutors, Wali turned himself in at the base on June 18 and died on June 21 after undergoing interrogation and beatings.

Passaro has been charged with beating the inmate so badly that he later died -- but not with murder or manslaughter. He has pleaded not guilty and faces up to 40 years in jail if convicted.
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(Chinadaily.com.cn via agencies August 8, 2006)

http://www.china.org.cn/english/international/177320.htm

[Amonester]

1. Winning the Hearts & Minds...

:sarcasm:

Can we just send them all to some desert island so they can murder each other out, and be done with it?

The rest of us, honest and peaceful people shall then be able to live our lives together in peace forever after... :thumbsup:

[LeighAnn]

2. "Me Big Tough Guy"

"Me Kill Arabs"

[EFerrari]

3. What does a "medical contractor" for the CIA do? n/t