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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth
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To: Land Shark who wrote (126885)6/18/2008 9:15:15 PM
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Torture is against the law. If anyone has committed torture or conspired to commit torture, those crimes are punishable. Even if it weren't against the law, I personally find it to be abhorrent and intolerable across time and circumstance. Our government spokespersons seem to agree with me.

Pentagon Spokesman Bryan Whitman questioned the claims, saying the group acknowledges it does not have medical records for the former detainees from before they were taken into U.S. custody. He notes that the Defense Department has done at least 12 investigations of abuse allegations, and would do more if presented with credible evidence, but he is not sure whether this report will merit such a response.

The United States government's policies, procedures and doctrine of this department has always supported the principle that we will treat everyone in our custody humanely," he said. "And where we find that there are people that do not live up to those values or that performance, we take action and we do hold people accountable."

Allegations are easy, and in this situation the circumstances and observations do not seem to be corroborating. It appears this would have to go to another level, like charges being filed, to be given much credibility; and then the case has to be proven in court.
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