Although I have heard through several media outlets in the past about this type of offense being committed, to hear a firsthand account of this torture is still disturbing. I cannot imagine being forced to confess to something that you knew you did not do. The part that I found most shocking was the amount of work that Memerian put into his confession. It seemed bizarre that he wrote 6 drafts of his confession and that each one was edited by his interrogator. I also thought that it was interesting to learn how staged the television confessions are. It is so different to hear this story from someone who actually went through this. Living in the United States, we usually hear brief overviews of the torture and confessions which occur in the Middle East. I think that more stories like this one should be released and brought to the attention of Americans. I believe that when more people know what is occurring, groups of people can get together to make changes and to help put this to an end.
Libby Hardy
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