Human Rights Report: Bush Admin. Used Waterboarding on Libyans in Afghanistan
The Bush Administration legacy of torture grows, and its claims to Congress were false, according to a new report by Human Rights Watch.
The United States government during the Bush administration tortured opponents of Muammar Gaddafi, then transferred them to mistreatment in Libya, according to accounts by former detainees and recently uncovered CIA and UK Secret Service documents, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. One former detainee alleged he was waterboarded and another described a similar form of water torture, contradicting claims by Bush administration officials that only three men in US custody had been waterboarded.
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