SSN: US State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki refused to comment on the findings of the CIA torture report released earlier this week during a press conference in Washington, Wednesday. Psakis comments come amidst growing calls for US accountability over human rights violations presented in the report. Under heavy grilling, Psaki stated the US supports the release of the Senate report, but when asked if US officials and military officers implicated by the report would be punished, she refused to comment, continually directing press to the US Department of Justice (USDOJ). USDOJ have stated that they do not intend to open an investigation into the report. When asked if the US had lost its moral footing in condemning human rights abuses in other countries, Psaki replied: No, we dont feel that we have. The 500-page executive summary on the CIAs enhanced interrogation techniques, released December 9, includes descriptions of beating, rectal feeding, water boarding and forcing prisoners to stand on broken feet. The techniques were used following the 9/11 attacks on the US, with at least 119 suspects held in ghost prisons in secret locations in Europe and Asia under the George W. Bushs administration. https://youtube/watch?v=7keZMs3qcDc&list=UU5aeU5hk31cLzq_sAExLVWg
Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 12:46:39 +0000
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