https://pjmedia.com/michaelledeen/2009/08/14/the-torturers-and-the-secretary/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:45:30 -0400<![CDATA[By now, most people know that the Iranian regime treats its dissidents with unrestrained barbarity.  Even the leading dead tree media have reported anecdotally on the torture of prisoners and the bashing, beating, axing and stabbing of protestors in the streets of the major cities.  But it is not easy to get a clear picture of the dimensions of the savagery.  It’s hard to get the real numbers on the bloody repression the mullahs have unleashed on their people, and one reason–perhaps the most important one–is that the regime is doing everything in its power to conceal the facts, typically using the same cruel methods that filled the prisons in the first place.]]>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:07:11 -0400<![CDATA[Michael Ledeen]]>https://pjmedia.com/michael-ledeen/2009/08/14/the-torturers-and-the-secretary-n186558