US allies condemn torture; praise report on CIA

[Omaha Steve]

Source: AP-Excite

By DAVID RISING

ISTANBUL (AP) — Two important U.S. NATO allies on Thursday condemned the CIA's harsh treatment of terrorist suspects detailed in a report this week, but praised the decision to make the Senate investigation public.

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu, whose country is in a strategically critical location between Europe and the Mideast, told reporters in Ankara the report is being analyzed to determine whether any Turkish citizens were involved.

From what has already been read, however "we see that there was inhumane and really unacceptable torture and treatment," he said.

The Senate intelligence committee's 500-page report concluded that the CIA inflicted suffering on al-Qaida prisoners beyond its legal authority and that none of the agency's "enhanced interrogations" provided critical, life-saving intelligence. It cited the CIA's own records, documenting in detail how waterboarding and other techniques were employed.

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[Thinkingabout]

1. To be honest we as Americans needs to condemn the torture.

The Bush administration has been hiding under a rock for years, I hope this report does not bring harm to Americans but most knew about the torture for a ling time. We need to be about never ever allowing this to happen again, we are better than this.

[L0oniX]

2. It's just some folks torturing some folks.

[Deadbeat Republicans]

3. French far right leader "quickly backtracked"

Public opinion is a butthurt for conservative minds.