In Our Name - Part II

A few posts down we learned that Amnesty International submitted a report alleging that torture and inhumane treatment were "widespread" in U.S.-run detention centers in Iraq, Cuba, and here at home. Well, today we have this:

Two more human rights groups on Thursday accused Washington of allowing the torture of foreign terrorism suspects as the United States braced for its record to be scrutinized by an influential U.N. committee.

A U.S. delegation, which will appear before the U.N. Committee against Torture on Friday, should address allegations about interrogation methods and secret overseas prisons, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said.

Why are these accusations any different from those made in the past? Well...

"It's going to be the very first time that the U.S. is going to be held internationally accountable for its record on terror since the fight against terrorism began in 2001," Jennifer Daskal, U.S. advocacy director of Human Rights Watch, told a news briefing.

This should be interesting. It sounds good on paper, but I doubt it will be a real accountability moment for the Bush administration. These criminals are accountable to no one. Sigh.

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