Redefining Torture
(3 of 3)
Despite White House attempts to disavow responsibility for the practices employed at Abu Ghraib and elsewhere, the existence of the memos has further eroded U.S. credibility. A Pentagon official tells TIME that Rumsfeld is arguing privately to declassify the interrogation techniques because, coming out piecemeal, they are doing a lot of political damage. Some high-ranking military officials, however, say that al-Qaeda already trains its recruits on techniques in the Army field manual, and that if the other ones are made public, the terrorists could use that to their advantage. Things could get even worse. A Republican Senator says charges of manslaughter and rape may soon be brought against U.S. personnel involved in handling detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.
--With reporting by Massimo Calabresi, Matthew Cooper, Viveca Novak, Mark Thompson, Karen Tumulty and Douglas Waller/Washington; and Aparisim Ghosh/Baghdad
- « PREV PAGE
- 1
- 2
- 3
Most Popular »
- Why Does Google Search Love Examiner.com?
- Facebook's Secret Code
- The Job Market: Is a College Degree Worth Less?
- Should Wild Animals Become Pets to Ward Off Extinction?
- Has 'Climategate' Been Overblown?
- The Growing Backlash Against Overparenting
- Calling for a New Stimulus, Obama Is Ready to Rumble
- Mexico's Witness-Protection Program: What Protection?
- India's Friends: Dinner in the U.S., Dessert in Moscow
- The Afghanistan Surge: How Will the Taliban Respond?
- The Job Market: Is a College Degree Worth Less?
- Why Does Google Search Love Examiner.com?
- Facebook's Secret Code
- Study: Eating Soy Is Safe for Breast-Cancer Survivors
- Has 'Climategate' Been Overblown?
- Why Has Taiwan's Birthrate Dropped So Low?
- Calling for a New Stimulus, Obama Is Ready to Rumble
- The Afghanistan Surge: How Will the Taliban Respond?
- The Afghan War Through a Marine Mother's Eyes
- Should Wild Animals Become Pets to Ward Off Extinction?
Top Stories on TIME.com
Quotes of the Day »
RSS