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Cheney defends controversial CIA interrogations

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Washington: Former US vice president Dick Cheney Sunday defended the controversial CIA interrogation techniques used on terrorism suspects after the 9-11 attacks, despite the fact that the Senate issued a report last week calling such techniques torture.

“We were very careful to stop short of torture. The Senate has seen fit to label their report torture. But we worked hard to stay short of that definition,” Cheney said on Meet the Press Sunday.

“All of the techniques that were authorised by the president were, in effect, blessed by the Justice Department opinion that we could go forward with those without, in fact, committing torture,” the vice president unScreen Shot 2014-04-01 at 10.06.28 AMder former president George W. Bush said.

Cheney said his definition of torture was “an American citizen on a cell phone making a last call to his four young daughters shortly before he burns to death in the upper levels of the Trade Centre in New York City on 9/11.”

He also expressed pride in his role in establishing the controversial interrogation programme, claiming that it had provided useful intelligence information that had helped avert further mass-casualty attacks on US soil.

“I’d do it again in a minute,” he said.

When asked about the documented fact that 25 percent of the suspects detained as possible terrorists turned out to be innocent, Cheney said, “I have no problem as long as we achieve our objective… to get the guys who did 9-11, and… avoid another attack against the United States.”

“We’ve avoided another mass-casualty attack against the United States. And we did capture Bin Laden. We did capture an awful lot of the senior guys at Al Qaeda who were responsible for that attack on 9-11,” Cheney said, adding that he felt the Senate report is “seriously flawed”.

The Senate report, comprising more than 6,000 pages and released after five years of investigation, describes harsh interrogation practices — including waterboarding, ice water baths and other “medically unnecessary” procedures — used by CIA agents to try and break terrorism suspects in the hope of extracting useful intelligence information from them.

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Foodman Vishal Singh Honored for Hunger Free World Mission in Bangkok

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Lucknow: Vishal Singh, a renowned social worker from Lucknow, also known as Foodman, has once again made India proud. He was honored by the Happy Hands Gloves Cooperative Limited Company in Korathai, Thailand, for his work with the Hunger Free World Mission.

The Hunger Free World Mission’s meeting was held in Korathai, Thailand, under Vishal Singh’s leadership. Representatives from several countries, including Mr. Raja Dwivedi (Managing Director of Happy Hands Gloves Limited), Thailand Coordinator Mr. Raja Mishra, and member Mr. Varun Singh, attended the event.

Under Vishal Singh’s leadership, the attendees took a pledge to work together toward creating a hunger-free world.

Speaking on the occasion, Vishal Singh explained that the main goal of the Hunger Free World Mission is social participation. He said the mission is not just about feeding people but also about meeting other basic needs of those who are struggling. The mission focuses on helping families of terminally ill patients in hospitals by providing food and shelter. It also works to fulfill essential needs like education, jobs, and care for the elderly.

For the last 16 years, the Vijay Sri Foundation has been providing free services, benefiting thousands of people. Vishal Singh highlighted that the mission aims to gain global recognition like other organizations such as WHO, WWF, and Red Cross, which work for social causes.

During this meeting, Vishal Singh was appointed as the Chairman of the Hunger Free World Mission by representatives from various countries. They also discussed holding regular meetings in different countries to push the mission forward.

Business tycoon Dr. Abhishek Verma has also supported this humanitarian mission, vowing to promote the idea of “Seva Parmo Dharma” (Service is the highest duty) worldwide. Vishal Singh praised him, stating that people like Dr .Abhishek Verma inspire others to work for the betterment of society.

Recently, Romania’s Ambassador, Mr . Daniela Sezonov Ţane, invited Vishal Singh to the Romanian Embassy in Delhi, where they discussed the mission in detail. Impressed by his humanitarian work, she honored Vishal Singh and invited him to Romania to take the mission forward .

Food man Vishal Singh has been serving the people of India for the past 16 years. Through the Vijay Sri Foundation, he provides free meals to cancer patients & their families ,shelter, and education for women & children along with running free old-age homes in Lucknow.

In addition to his humanitarian work, Vishal Singh also addresses issues like crime and corruption through his role as Chairman of Seva Path Media and Managing Director of Vijay Sri Foundation.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Vishal Singh and his team worked tirelessly to provide food and help to the needy, including starving children, elderly citizens, and pregnant women. Despite contracting the virus himself, he continued to assist others after his recovery. He even created a life-saving oxygen regulator using household items, which was praised by doctors both in India and abroad.

In his address at the meeting, Vishal Singh spoke about his mission to create a hunger-free world. He pointed out that India’s large population, along with issues like unemployment and poverty, has caused the country to fall on the Hunger Index. He urged people to contribute just one handful of grains daily to help create a hunger-free world.

He concluded by saying that through social participation, we can empower the people around us, meet their basic needs, and work together to build a stronger, more prosperous, and developed society.

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