Monday, May 18, 2015

United Nations looks at the U.S. Human Rights Record...

And it is not a pretty picture!
The periodic review was last monday and the report has not been issued yet but from all accounts the U.S. received a scathing review... Police violence and racism were some of the issues but there is also the ongoing problem of the U.S. not allowing a full investigation of Guantanamo. Which is not too surprising since even our politicians are not allowed access to the place...
You can look at some of the concerns here.... and some of the questions here...
I will post the report when it is released.

CIA investigates its use of drugs in interrogation....not

Two interesting reports on the so-called investigation by the CIA into its use of drugs in the interrogation of detainees. One from Jeff Kaye here. The other from Jason Leopold here. Not surprising but the investigation by the CIA was quite limited......