Abuse Quote by Diane Watson Download Open image “The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world.” — Diane Watson ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Abuse Custody Position World
I can tell you categorically that any mal-treatment of any detainees by U.S. forces or coalition forces is totally unacceptable - that our orders… — Peter Pace Copy Share Image
The abuse of prisoners hurts America's cause in the war on terror, endangers US service members who might be captured by the enemy, and… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Subjecting prisoners to abuse leads to bad intelligence, because under torture a detainee will tell his interrogator anything to make the pain stop. Second, mistreatment of our prisoners endangers U.S. troops who might be captured by the enemy – if not in this war, then in the next. And third, prisoner abuses exact on us a terrible toll in the… — John McCain Copy Share
The military is trying very hard right now to put a better face on Guantanamo, and I think they actually have tried to rid… — Jane Mayer Copy Share Image
Regrettably, it has become clear that torture of detainees in United States custody is not limited to Abu Ghraib or even Iraq. Since Abu… — Marty Meehan Copy Share Image
Imprisonment has become the response of first resort to far too many of our social problems. — Angela Davis Copy Share Image
It troubled me that we had these reports of torture of detainees, we had people jailed at Guantanamo Bay who couldn't even talk to… — Erik Larson Copy Share Image
Guantanamo allows us to secure dangerous detainees without the risk of escape, while at the same time providing us with valuable intelligence information on… — Jim Ryun Copy Share Image
“Since 2001, the U.S. government has abandoned its role as a champion of human rights and has perpetrated terrible and illegal abuses in prisons… — Jimmy Carter Copy Share Image
Keeping this facility [Guantanamo prison] open is contrary to our values. It undermines our standing in the world. It is viewed as a stain… — Audie Cornish Copy Share Image
From Iraq to Guantanamo Bay, international standards and the framework of international law are being given less when they should be given more importance.… — Mary Robinson Copy Share Image
What made Guantanamo such a travesty - and what still makes it such - is that it is a system of indefinite detention whereby… — Glenn Greenwald Copy Share Image
Social Security is a program that should be strengthened and preserved for future generations. — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Millions of Americans have paid into social security and deserve their full benefits. Pure and simple, Republicans are manufacturing a social security crisis that… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
The parallels between 9/11 and Pearl Harbor are striking. In each instance there were warning signs before the attack, and in each instance our… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Social Security is a family insurance program, not an investment scheme. — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
It is our duty to watch over the actions and activities of this government and to insist that, in words as well as in… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Republicans are manufacturing a Social Security crisis that does not exist in order to dismantle Social Security. — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Social Security makes up a much larger share of total retirement income for unmarried women and minorities than it does for married couples, unmarried… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Ray Charles revolutionary approach to music was also reflected in his politics and his deep and abiding commitment to Martin Luther King and the… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
We cannot ignore the disparity in resources that continue to plague many of our school systems, especially those serving predominantly inner-city minority and impoverished… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
The United States Postal Service is the world's most efficient postal system. — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
Her legacy was her quiet dignity and instinctive rage against injustice, ... What she determined on the spot was that her dignity would not… — Diane Watson Copy Share Image
I wrote when I was a young teen, but I didn't put an eye on the available markets until I was seventeen. The next… — Robert Reed Copy Share Image
Amongst the financial Twitterati, the term 'muppets' has come to describe any client used and abused by some financial predator. I've adopted the term… — Barry Ritholtz Copy Share Image
It is sure that those are most desirous of honour or glory who cry out loudest of its abuse and the vanity of the… — Baruch Spinoza Copy Share Image
“The sole reason I stand to open it up now is that lots of people who are in pain just like I was, and… — Patricia Dsouza Copy Share Image
Democracy must be built through open societies that share information. When there is information, there is enlightenment. When there is debate, there are solutions.… — Atifete Jahjaga Copy Share Image
I have a theory that all abuse, no matter what kind of abuse it is, is foremost an assault on the mind. — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
Finally, the scariest thing about abuse of any shape or form, is, in my opinion, not the abuse itself, but that if it continues… — Alan Cumming Copy Share Image
“Stand up for yourself. Never give any one permission to abuse you.” — Lailah Gifty Akita Copy Share Image
All governments should be pressured to correct their abuses of human rights. — Richard Stallman Copy Share Image
“Words are free. It does not mean you should abuse them. Be kind with them. They will mirror your actions.” — Hadinet Tekie Copy Share Image
My illness is one often characterized by dramatic overspending - in my case through frenzied shopping sprees, credit card abuse, excessive hoarding of unnecessary… — Andy Behrman Copy Share Image
But whether you stay or go, the critical decision you can make is to stop letting your partner distort the lens of your life,… — Lundy Bancroft Copy Share Image