Today Reverend Jill Job Saxby of the Maine Council of Churches and I met with Jennifer Duddy in Senator Susan Collins' office to urge the Senator to support a select committee of inquiry to review United States torture and detention policies. These documents demonstrate why a comprehensive review is necessary.
Today Reverend Jill Job Saxby of the Maine Council of Churches and I met with Jennifer Duddy in Senator Susan Collins' office to urge the Senator to support a select committee of inquiry to review United States torture and detention policies. These documents demonstrate why a comprehensive review is necessary.
Defense Department Releases Documents Relating To Detainee Abuse In U.S. Custody Overseas - The Department of Defense today released documents, some with significant redactions, related to detainee abuse in U.S. custody at Guantanamo and other overseas locations. The 12 documents were released as part of an American Civil Liberties Union Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit. The Obama administration agreed to reprocess the documents, but continues to withhold many key details related to the Defense Department's use of illegal interrogation methods. In some documents, the Obama administration has withheld details that were previously disclosed by the Bush administration. [ACLU Online Newsroom]
