Torture by US Gov't


	Torture by US Gov't

Dazey

11-19-2007 6:20 PM

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torture, human rights, guantanamo, detainees

Dazey says:

This is a pretty disgusting fact, that the USA is leading the world in human rights abuses, all the while justifying it under the new "terror laws".

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