By allowing surrogate countries to take the blame, America can conveniently forget about being responsible for torture.


Darryl Li is an anthropologist and attorney based at the Committee on Global Thought at Columbia University. He is an editor of Middle East Report.
By allowing surrogate countries to take the blame, America can conveniently forget about being responsible for torture.

Crucial documents on the controversial prison were not released by WikiLeaks, as they are classified ‘Top Secret’.
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