On the heels of this week's revelations from the International Committee of the Red Cross about torture at CIA controlled "black sites," the ACLU's Anthony Romero has called for an inspector general to investigate:
The fact that such crimes have been committed can no longer be doubted or debated, nor can the need for an independent prosecutor be ignored by a new Justice Department committed to restoring the rule of law. ...
Given the increasing evidence of deliberate and widespread use of torture and abuse, and that such conduct was the predictable result of policy changes made at the highest levels of government, an independent prosecutor is clearly in the public interest. The country deserves to have these outstanding matters addressed, and have the assurance that torture will stop and never happen again. An independent prosecutor is the only sure way to achieve these goals.
There's no way to describe the treatment described in the report as legal. It's time to look into who allowed or ordered this to happen.
-- A. Serwer
