Clinton: U.S. ‘should never condone or practice torture’

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NEW YORK — The United States must struggle to never waver from its own ideals of justice and equality, whether in the treatment of young black men in the criminal justice system or the treatment of terrorism suspects abroad, former secretary of state Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday.

“There’s no doubt that at home and abroad America is at our best when our actions match our values,” the likely Democratic presidential candidate said days after the release of a wrenching Senate report on harsh interrogation methods and other controversial tactics following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

“I’m proud to have been a part of the Obama administration that banned illegal renditions and brutal interrogation practices,” Clinton said to applause.

Clinton was among the honorees at a glitzy awards ceremony put on by Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights, a global organization led in part by descendants of the slain attorney general, senator and presidential candidate.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/clinton-us-should-never-condone-or-practice-torture/2014/12/16/3fefb782-8544-11e4-9534-f79a23c40e6c_story.html

[Rosa Luxemburg]

1. police brutality and torture are unacceptable to most of the electorate

however we get the 27% who think everyone who isn't like 'them' should be exterminated.

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2. Well, you notice she doesn't say anything about prosecution. nt

[1StrongBlackMan]

3. LOL n/t

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4. She's too busy "looking forward," just like Obama.