The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) perpetrates acts of torture and rendition of terrorism suspects as well as indiscriminate drone strikes illegally, a renowned author tells Press TV's US Desk. ( video source link)
Defense analyst and commentator on South Asian affairs, Brian Cloughley, said in a Press TV interview Sunday that the CIA performs these “most dubious practices” in violation of the international law.
“Members of the CIA are not combatants. They are not protected under international law. They cannot be protected under international law when performing tasks like this, killing without the imprimatur, if you like, the seal of approval of combat,” he explained.
Cloughley added that the notorious American spy agency commits the unlawful deeds initially with active authorization from the US government and later by its own tacit approval.
“So they are performing illegal acts and they have killed people illegally,” he pointed out.
Some 27,000 detainees are suspected to have been held by US authorities in secret prisons around the world, including in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Island of Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean), Jordan, and aboard US amphibious assault ships.
According to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Torture, Manfred Nowak, numerous cases of cruel and inhuman treatment ordered and perpetrated by US officials are well documented.
The interrogation and detention regime implemented by the American government since September 11, 2001 attacks has reportedly resulted in the death of over 100 foreign detainees in US custody.
Meanwhile, the US government published four secret memos back in April 2009, detailing legal justifications for CIA's interrogation program during the George W. Bush administration.
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The interrogation and detention regime implemented by the American government since September 11, 2001 attacks has reportedly resulted in the death of over 100 foreign detainees in US custody.
Meanwhile, the US government published four secret memos back in April 2009, detailing legal justifications for CIA's interrogation program during the George W. Bush administration.
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