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UN Examines Obama Torture Policies; US: We Crossed the Line, but Not Accountable
UN Scrutinizes Obama Administration’s Policies on Torture. As the United States “celebrates” Veterans Day, President Obama has sent a delegation to appear before the United Nations Committee Against Torture. It is the first time during his presidency that independent experts will review the United States’ record.
US: ‘No Nation Is Perfect.’ ‘We Crossed the Line.’ (But Don’t Expect Accountability for Legacy of Torture). The Obama administration is taking the view that the cruelty ban applies wherever the United States exercises governmental authority. That includes the military prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and American-flagged ships and aircraft in international waters and airspace. But the administration’s definition still appears to exclude places like the former “black site” prisons where the C.I.A. tortured terrorism suspects during the Bush years, as well as American military detention camps in Afghanistan and Iraq during the wars there.
