Jennifer Harbury Quotations

What it boils down to is he will not be released unless he confesses to a crime he did not commit. It's probably the worst civil rights case facing the U.S. government right now.

The soldier who tortures can now simply state that he or she was following orders.

A ballistic test that was the most precise available test was performed: the firing pin test. It showed the bullet could not have come from the gun. The FBI the concealed that test and just before the trial did a much less good test, which they presented to say the bullet did come from his gun.

The problem, of course, lies with the realities concealed from us. This has always been the case. While the American public has slowly grappled with ongoing injustices visible within our own borders, it has long failed to discover and correct our government's abuses abroad. In the end, however, this is our government, and torture is being utilized in our names and supported by our tax dollars. We are responsible.

These practices have been developed through the decades. The iconic photograph of the Abu Ghraib detainee, hooded and wired and standing on a small box, depicts a position known to intelligence officials as 'The Vietnam.'