American interrogation methods are surreal, but not against rule of law, President Bush seems to be clarifying. After a lot of hullabaloo over the US methods of interrogation not being within the precincts of law, President Bush defends his country’s method in favor of secrecy, security and peace for the nation and its nationals.
America defends its grilling of terror suspects or probable threats to peace in the US. Citing it as the duty of the administration to protect its nationals, President Bush remarks,
The American people expect us to find out information, actionable intelligence so we can help protect them. That’s our job. This government does not torture people.
America has often been criticized by Human Rights Activists for the extreme interrogation tactics against terror suspects, be it within the country or outside it.
There have been instances in the past, when the voice against the abhorrent tactics of interrogation has been raised within the US itself and that too, by its Justice Department that terms any interrogation approach as aggressive, which leads to organ failure or death.
The CIA has often been snubbed by the justice seekers and providers and actively warned of any ‘cruel, inhuman and degrading’ treatment of captives.
The incidents at the Guantanamo cell have often rocked headlines, especially for the atrocious treatment of detainees by the captors.
If the safety and security of the American public the only supreme task, the US Administration longing for, then it must keep in mind that the detainees are only suspects and not proven terrorists or criminals, who are being given third degree torture, just for seeking information.
No doubt, the security of the US or any other country from terrorist attacks is the most essential task, yet the right to life of a human being should not be snatched, only on the basis of suspecting him.
Via: Yahoo
