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But of course they're not allowed to. If a thug beats you up, they don't "allow" you to talk about it either. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't go to the police --or in this case, to independent, foreign media outlets.


In that case you'll be officially labeled as an "enemy of the State" and qualified for a little, short, painless drone strike when you cross the street.


I wonder what would happen if, during the trial, they used testimony such as "And, if I had been tortured and brutalized, and had my family's lives been threatened to gain my compliance, I would not be at liberty to disclose such information."


I wonder what would happen if US had a respectable judicial system.




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