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Close Gitmo and Close the Torture Loopholes

In today’s New York Times, former Air Force interrogator Matthew Alexander highlights a problem that most Americans have missed: The Obama Administration has not fully outlawed abusive interrogation techniques. Not only must we close Guantanamo Bay, we must close the loopholes that allow torture.
The President’s Executive Order a year ago which established the [...]

Inhumane Treatment and Violations of Medical Ethics Continue at Guantanamo

President Obama’s recent executive order mandating the closure of the detention center at Guantánamo Bay mandated a review of the conditions of confinement there. That review has concluded that treatment of detainees is humane and in keeping with the Geneva Conventions standard. Despite the findings by Navy Admiral Patrick M. Walsh (PDF), the Department [...]

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