2004-06-17
IRAQ QUAGMIRE
"Look into Torture in Iraq" | That's the call from Amnesty International, which called yesterday for appointment of a Special Counsel "...to investigate the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in United States custody, citing leaked memoranda from the Departments of Justice and Defense as evidence that the independence of current investigations is critically compromised.
"Amnesty International believes the special counsel should oversee a comprehensive investigation of the torture scandal, including all identified and 'secret' detention facilities operated or accessed by the US, and should also include a determination whether administration officials bear criminal liability for torture or inhuman treatment of prisoners..."
There's more... ¶ 22:20
"Look into Torture in Iraq" | That's the call from Amnesty International, which called yesterday for appointment of a Special Counsel "...to investigate the torture and ill-treatment of prisoners in United States custody, citing leaked memoranda from the Departments of Justice and Defense as evidence that the independence of current investigations is critically compromised.
"Amnesty International believes the special counsel should oversee a comprehensive investigation of the torture scandal, including all identified and 'secret' detention facilities operated or accessed by the US, and should also include a determination whether administration officials bear criminal liability for torture or inhuman treatment of prisoners..."
There's more... ¶ 22:20
