Some US officials would like you to believe that waterboarding, “rectal rehydration,” and days of sleep deprivation are nothing more than “enhanced interrogation techniques.” But no matter what they choose to call it—or how they try to justify it—such brutal acts amount to one undeniable truth: Torture.
The recently released Senate Intelligence Committee Report on the CIA’s use of torture confirms beyond a doubt that senior US officials engaged in torture techniques they knew were illegal.
Unless informed people like you take a stand right now, President Obama is prepared to look the other way and classify previous acts of torture as nothing but an unfortunate policy decision of the Bush administration.
US torture has harmed this country’s moral standing around the world and undermined the rule of law both at home and abroad. It has severely compromised efforts to uphold human dignity and fundamental rights worldwide.
Demanding that US leaders muster the political will to prosecute officials who authorized torture is one of our greatest challenges yet. And we will not give up until justice is served.
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