Bill Clinton Argues Against Torturing Terror Suspects
On NPR yesterday, former President Bill Clinton opposed torture of terror detainees.
In an interview with National Public Radio aired on Thursday, Clinton said any decision to use harsh treatment in interrogating suspects should be subject to court review. "You don't need blanket advance approval for blanket torture," Clinton said.
Clinton warned against circumventing international standards on prisoner treatment, citing U.S. abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, criticism of treatment at the Guantanamo Bay prison for suspected terrorists and a secret CIA prison system outside the United States.
Clinton also critized Bush's program:
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