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Well Beyond Abu Ghraib
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Peacework
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September 1, 2008
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Expert Testimony on the Effects of US Torture Policy
Over the three and a half years, I had occasion to travel to Guantanamo Bay; meet with Iraqi and Afghan nationals who had been victims of gross abuse in US detention facilities there; consult with military service-members and medical experts whose work had been touched by these events; and review hundreds upon hundreds of pages of government documents detailing our treatment of the many thousands of detainees who have passed through US custody since 2002. Based on this work, it became clear to me that the US record of detainee treatment fell iar short of what our laws require and what our security interests demand.
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