Iraq Quote by John Pilger

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

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

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

The leading members of ISIS were either tortured in US military prisons or in the prisons of the Shi'a government which the Americans put…

— Yanar Mohammed

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

Torture is illegal, both in the U.S. and abroad. So - and that is true for the Bush administration and for any other administration.

— Jane Mayer

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

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

Not only is America a country where torture is now policy. It's now outsourced. It's given to companies at a cost-plus basis. It's a…

— John Cusack

Everyone is tortured. Do you know anyone who isn't?

— Patty Griffin

Torture goes against the very soul of our country. We are a democracy, established on the rule of law.

— Dianne Feinstein

Torture has been privatized now, so you have obviously the whole scandal in America about the abuse of prisoners and the fact that, army…

— Arundhati Roy