Using the 'T' word

Baltimore Sun | Mar. 17, 2009 (Opinion)
Our view: A report by the International Committee of the Red Cross lifts the veil of secrecy from the torture of detainees in CIA prisons

a long-suppressed report by the International Committee of the Red Cross has surfaced to give the lie to those denials. The report's contents, presented to U.S. authorities in 2007 but made public only this week, describe in graphic detail officially sanctioned beatings, torture and abuse of prisoners in secret CIA prisons around the world that clearly violated U.S. and international law. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Bush Administration
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Posted by: Posted by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar 17, 2009 - 11:40 PM PDT
Reviewed by: Tanya J. Maurer (review), Glenn LaBauve (review)
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Edited by: Tanya J. Maurer - Mar 17, 2009 - 11:40 PM PDT

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Tanya J. Maurer
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Mar. 18, 2009

The piece fails to include the clear international law that compels criminal prosecution for such crimes.

Fact finding is a pablum that does not fulfill the requirements of the law.

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Glenn LaBauve
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