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ACLU Obtains More Documents Evidencing Torture

By Jeralyn, Section Terror Detainees
Posted on Wed May 14, 2008 at 10:28:32 AM EST
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President Bush says the U.S. does not engage in torture. The ACLU has new evidence from documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act that it does.

These documents provide further evidence that the torture of prisoners in U.S. custody abroad was not aberrational, but was widespread and systemic," said Amrit Singh, a staff attorney with the ACLU. "They only underscore the need for an independent investigation into high-level responsibility for prisoner abuse."

The newly obtained documents are available here.

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    I have a question (s) I would (5.00 / 1) (#3)
    by BevD on Wed May 14, 2008 at 11:02:25 AM EST
    love to have answered.  During the Nuremburg trials lawyers and judges were tried for crimes against humanity and were found guilty.  The tribunal ruled (and this is a very superficial reading of the ruling) that lawyers and judges were particularly