What is Paul Aussaresses?
{{Infobox military person |name=Paul Aussaresses |image=Paul Aussaresses Img 3254.jpg |caption=Paul Aussaresses, 1966 |birth_date={{birth date|1918|11|7|df=yes}} |death_date={{death date and age|2013|12|4|1918|11|7|df=y}} |nickname= |birth_place=[[Saint-Paul-Cap-de-Joux]], [[France]] |death_place=[[Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines]], France |allegiance=[[Image:Flag of France.svg|18px]] [[France]] |branch=[[French Army]] |serviceyears=1941–1975 |rank=[[Brigadier General]] |unit= |commands=[[11e régiment parachutiste de choc|11e Choc]]<br>[[1st Parachute Chasseur Regiment|1er RCP]] |battles=[[World War II]] <br> [[First Indochina War]] <br> [[Algerian War]] |awards= |relations= |laterwork= }} '''Paul Aussaresses''' (7 November 1918 – 4 December 2013) was a [[French Army]] general. He fought during [[World War II]], the [[First Indochina War]] and [[Algerian War]]. His actions during the Algerian War, and later defense of those actions, caused considerable controversy.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25214025 |title=BBC News - Algeria torture: French general Paul Aussaresses dies |work=BBC News |date= 4 December 2013|accessdate=2013-12-04}}</ref> He was perhaps best known for wearing an eye patch. Aussaresses was badly criticized in 2000, when in an interview with the French newspaper ''[[Le Monde]]'', he defended the use of [[torture]] during the [[Algerian war]]. He repeated the defense in an interview with [[CBS]]'s ''[[60 Minutes]]'', further arguing that torture ought to be used in the fight against [[Al-Qaeda]]. Aussaresses died on 4 December 2013 from natural causes in [[Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines]], [[France]], aged 95.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://deces.matchid.io/id/WN1caEsP-xB2 | title=MatchID - Moteur de recherche des décès }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * [http://www.military.com/NewContent/0,13190,SOF_0704_Torture,00.html Torture to Prevent Terrorism? Interview with a French Master Torturer] {{DEFAULTSORT:Aussaresses, Paul}} [[Category:1918 births]] [[Categor