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Judge Rules Torture Details Irrelevant to Detainee’s Mental Health

By | 08.11.09 | 11:30 am

A military commission judge has ruled that the types of abusive techniques U.S. interrogators used on a suspected 9-11 conspirator are irrelevant to determining his competence to stand trial, the Miami Herald reports.

Ramzi bin al Shibh is one of five men charged by the U.S. military commission More…