Torture in the Senate: Uproar of the Nations

The CIA's torture reports released this Tuesday has elicited many comments from other countries. Below are some comments from our allies:

France

 The Foreign Ministry said that, when it comes to the fight against terrorism, "The main objective of the international community must stay within the framework of respect for human rights and international humanitarian law."

Great Britain

 Prime Minster David Cameron condemned torture while in Turkey on Tuesday, saying: "Torture is wrong. Torture is always wrong. Those of us want to see a safer, more secure world, want to see the extremism defeated. We won't succeed if we lose our moral authority."

United Nations 

U.N. Special Rapporteur on Counter Terrorism and Human Rights Ben Emmerson called on the U.S. to prosecute those responsible for crimes outlined in the report. Emmerson said the program was "a clear policy orchestrated at a high level within the Bush administration, which allowed ... systematic crimes and gross violations of international human rights law."

Question now is will actions be taken not only to change CIA's intelligence questioning, but also if actions will be taken to against those in charge during the time in question. I definitely think that things should be changed in the CIA's strategy in intelligence gathering. I also think that an investigation should be done, but what the punishment should be is for those in charge to decide.

For more comments and information: http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/10/world/senate-torture-report-world-reaction/index.html?hpt=hp_t1
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-30420805