Attention Quote by Jacob Weisberg

In the wake of 9/11, we were desperate to bring those responsible for the brutal attacks to justice. But even that urgency did not…

— Dianne Feinstein

The issue of torture, connected to American soldiers, is not somewhere most people want to linger. We may not want to confront this issue…

— Russell Banks

Torture gives you reliable and unreliable information. That's the reason why most people in the world don't do it. So this idea that you…

— John McCain

What makes this so remarkable is that this is the first time the United States is accountable for its record on torture with regard…

— Jennifer Daskal

Human beings make use of torture when they get chaotic and confused. And Americans certainly got chaotic, vengeful and confused after the September 11,…

— Mohamedou Ould Slahi

Acknowledgment of torture is not accountability for it.

— Yousef Munayyer

I have said repeatedly that America doesn't torture and I'm going to make sure that we don't torture. Those are part and parcel an…

— Barack Obama

You don't torture people. You don't indiscriminately attack civilians. You protect as good as you can the impact of your warfare on women and…

— Peter Maurer

The United States is now relearning an ancient lesson, dating back to the Roman Empire. Brutalizing an enemy only serves to brutalize the army…

— James Risen

I truly believe that if torture had worked and there was a case to be made for it, we would see that on the…

— Robert Baer

The purpose of torture is not getting information. It's spreading fear.

— Eduardo Galeano

How great the lie right to the top: We don't torture people in America and people who say we do simply know nothing about…

— George W. Bush