(132 quotes found)
“We told him that people in his city supported the idea of stopping the torture, but he told us he didn't give a damn, You support torture and do you go to church on Sunday?”
Casey Davis
“They were forced to consume the bodily waste of another person. That is disgusting. That is torture.”
Bill Grant
“There is no question that U.S. interrogations have resulted in deaths. High-ranking officials who knew about the torture and sat on their hands and those who created and endorsed these policies must be held accountable.”
Anthony D. Romero
“I try not to torture myself that much and realize there are a lot of teams that get beat at the buzzer. We lost to a good team and a good player.”
Todd MacCulloch
“Although the US government continues to assert its condemnation of torture and ill-treatment, these statements contradict what is happening in practice.”
Curt Goering
“Alberto Mora sacrificed an illustrious legal career in government to oppose a policy that condoned the torture and abuse of prisoners in violation of international law. Their courage has inspired others to follow their example, and our government is fortunate to have public servants with such integrity.”
Caroline Kennedy
“The US government is not only failing to take steps to eradicate torture, it is actually creating a climate in which torture and other ill-treatment can flourish.”
“a master of the torturing arts.”
The Brothers Grimm
“Secretary Rumsfeld takes the extraordinary position in his brief that ordering torture was 'within the scope of his employment' as Secretary of Defense. Especially in light of recent finds that no one at senior levels has been held to account for gross acts of torture and abuse of detainees, this is a remarkable abdication of the responsibility of command.”
Deborah Pearlstein
“The heaviest sentence imposed on anyone to date for a torture-related death while in US custody is five months -- the same sentence that you might receive in the US for stealing a bicycle. In this case, the five-month sentence was for assaulting a 22-year-old taxi-driver who was hooded and chained to a ceiling while being kicked and beaten until he died.”
