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Pentagon will apparently ignore Guantanamo acquittals - do we need more evidence that the USA has long left the rule of law behind? When will politics in Europe finally wake up and seriously stand up against this madness? If another state - for example, China - did something like this to opponents, the USA would be the first to shout "violation of international law." Of course, now all the US sycophants can scream "anti-Americanism" again - but seriously, can one still be pro-USA when observing this madness?

Strange Statements by Condoleezza Rice

USA ban cruelty in interrogations:

After massive European criticism, US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced new guidelines from her government for interrogations of terrorism suspects during her visit to the Ukrainian capital Kiev. From now on, representatives of her country are worldwide prohibited from treating prisoners cruelly, she said. This applies "to US officials, wherever they are, whether in the United States or outside the United States."

Does this imply that it was previously allowed, or am I misunderstanding? Because if it was not allowed before, there would be no reason for the explicit ban - then they would have talked about the incidents being condemned most severely and investigated with the utmost rigor - or whatever politicians say on such occasions when they have to lower their pants due to lack of control. But if she really said what Tagesschau reported here - then there was definitely a tolerance, possibly even an order, to torture.