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Manufacturers of stun weapons, sold domestically to police departments, have shipped shock batons and Tasers to countries such as Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and South Africa, where they are allegedly used to torture prisoners.
The research conditions Hamza describes are appalling: Immense pressure is reinforced by torture, and all operations are overseen by a controlling but "illiterate" ogre--Saddam Hussein.
Whitewater Torture
If ever bad guys deserved to be executed, it's the bad guys in 8MM . They promise they're going to torture and kill the hero's wife and baby daughter, they cast aspersions on his masculinity, they sneer at the notion that anyone would care about their victims.
"Two policemen seeking asylum in Britain told the Observer they took part in massacres and torture of defenceless civilians, under orders," the newspaper said.