Quoted from Al Jazeera English -
A United Nations report has found "compelling evidence" that Afghan intelligence officials at five detention centres "systematically tortured detainees for the purpose of obtaining confessions and information".
Yes, I know, you're thinking, "well, no shit, Sherlock...", but let's go through the motions, shall we?
Here is the original UN document, entitled UNAMA report: Mistreatment of conflict-related detainees in Afghan facilities.
Essentially, it confirms what we have already known for years. Beginning with the Bush administration, and continuing under the Obama administration, innocent people were randomly arrested by NATO forces and handed over to the Afghan government for torture. We knew that, or at least we had ample reason to suspect it. But this report gilds the lily by proving that our worst suspicions were and are true. This report documents the torture, again. As if Abu Ghraib were not enough.
See the official response by NATO's spokes-animal here.
Read the story on Al Jazeera English here.
And, of course, the question is, now what?
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