Shameful: US Lands On "Non-Extradition" List

[kpete]

After years of the Cheney/Addington torture agenda, and marginalizing anyone who stood up for the rule of law, we have landed on the non-extradition list. Shameful.

A change in approach would have implications for the extradition of prisoners to the US, particularly in terror cases, as a United Nations convention bars the return of individuals to states where they are at risk of being tortured.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/7515517.stm

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UK Commons report casts doubt on US denial of torture techniques

We conclude that the Foreign Secretary's view that water-boarding is an instrument of torture is to be welcomed. However, given the recent practice of water-boarding by the US, there are serious implications arising from the Foreign Secretary's stated position. We conclude that, given the clear differences in definition, the UK can no longer rely on US assurances that it does not use torture, and we recommend that the Government does not rely on such assurances in the future. We also recommend that the Government should immediately carry out an exhaustive analysis of current US interrogation techniques on the basis of such information as is publicly available or which can be supplied by the US. We further recommend that, once its analysis is completed, the Government should inform this Committee and Parliament as to its view on whether there are any other interrogation techniques that may be approved for use by the US Administration which it considers to constitute torture.


http://jurist.law.pitt.edu/paperchase/2008/07/uk-commons-report-casts-doubt-on-us.php
via:
http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/21/great-britain-recommends-no-trust-for-us-on-torture-representations/#comments

[Hydra]

1. Hahaha

We're well on our way to official Rogue Superpower status.

So much for the "Beacon of Hope" we were supposed to be.

[MadrasT]

2. I weep for our country

:cry:

How much worse is it going to get... before it gets better??? :shrug:

K&R

[Dhalgren]

11. It will not ever "get better".

The fall of the Empire cannot be stopped. The only question remaining is how well we can "ride" the Collapse (if we even want to).

The last one out need not bother with turning off the lights, they won't be working anymore, anyway...

[Chulanowa]

3. I hate being ashamed of my nation

I can think of few things more shameful than this. If only the rodeo clown motherfuckers in charge had a sense of shame

[billyoc]

4. Ah, the "shining city on a hill".

Hopefully more countries will follow England's lead on this.

[spanone]

5. shame, shame, shame.

it is shameful, but what's more shameful is that it is deserved.

[Solly Mack]

6. America tortures people...other countries shouldn't extradite anyone here

as long as America allows war crimes, as well as war criminals to retain office and remain free of prison....and they should have taken that stand several years ago

[2 Much Tribulation]

7. it's hard to understate the disgrace of this.... K&R

[elehhhhna]

8. Does this mean nobody will extradite Bush & Cheney when the time comes?

[mmonk]

9. But but we're the culture of life.

[Senator]

10. Failure To Impeach In Action

ImpeachophObama might take note of what his cowering is costing us.

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