Commentary: Haspel's torture record violates American values
by Tammy Duckworth, Chicago Tribune
May 16, 2018
3 minutes
When you find yourself wounded in enemy territory, as I did after my Blackhawk helicopter was shot down in Iraq, you develop an elevated understanding of the threat of torture by those who may capture and hold you prisoner. How you are treated is affected by how brutally your own nation treats individuals in its custody, which is why it's so important that the United States leads in recognizing that torture is illegal
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