Outsourcing Torture

“They were being treated in an inappropriate way ... they were being abused.” “I saw signs of physical abuse by brutal beating, one or two detainees were paralyzed and some had their skin peeled off various parts of their bodies.”

- Hussein Kamal, Iraqi deputy interior minister.

“We don't practice torture. And we don't believe that others should practice torture.”

- Adam Ereli, State Department Spokesman, statement.

Mariam Karouny. “Iraq Investigates Abuse of Prisoners,” Reuters, 11/15/05.