Report blames top U.S. officials for alleged torture of detainees

Oh, hell, we have been knowing this for two years. If you have the proof, please God, take it to the Hague, Interpol., anyone; just help us get rid of these murdering thieves

KR Washington Bureau 05/03/2006 Report blames top U.S. officials for alleged torture of detainees:

"BERLIN - Torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees by U.S. forces is widespread and, in many cases, sanctioned by top government officials, Amnesty International charged Wednesday.

The allegations, contained in a 32,000-word report released in New York and London and posted on the human rights organization's Web site, are likely to influence a U.N. hearing on U.S. compliance with international torture agreements that begins Friday in Geneva. Amnesty International sent a copy of the report to the U.N. Committee Against Torture, which is holding the hearings.

'Although the U.S. government continues to assert its condemnation of torture and ill-treatment, these statements contradict what is happening in practice,' said Curt Goering, the group's senior deputy executive director in the United States. 'The U.S. 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.' "