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They interrogate and torture people in other countries because that is where they find them. There wouldn't be any point in sending someone back to the states.
by phaus 15y ago
They interrogate and torture people in other countries because that is where they find them. There wouldn't be any point in sending someone back to the states. The conflict is in the middle east. Therefore the people we need information from are usually in the middle east.
When the U.S. government tortures someone in a different country, it is still illegal. U.S. Government employees are bound by U.S. Law no matter where they are. If you are a member of the military you are actually bound by the UCMJ as well as U.S. law. It has nothing to do with the location.
- sudonim 15y agoMy bit was a little off-topic, but you should look up extraordinary rendition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_United_States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraordinary_rendition_by_the_... It almost always involves abducting someone from a country and taking them to another country. If it didn't have anything to do with location, then why would they do that?
- phaus 15y agoI stand corrected. If I am understanding this correctly it seems like they are getting the other countries to torture suspects for them, so they can feign ignorance. If the military or CIA were to personally torture people in these countries they might not get caught, but they would still be in violation of U.S. law. Thanks for linking the article. Whenever I had heard people complaining about the torture of terrorists I always assumed they were talking solely about the incidents taking place in Iraq/Afghanistan. This was eye-opening.