The assurances of known torturers, many of whom deny the use of torture even when it is widely documented, are not worth the paper they are written on.

[T]hat's the way of torturers of every age, to put the blame on the victim, especially when he strikes back.

We have documented the use of torture and mistreatment, widespread throughout the world. We have documented that the U.S. government is a leading purveyor and practitioner of the odious human rights violation.

I'm not so widely known that I'm going to be pigeonholed.

I don't know about torture. I have educated myself on many things but on torture I have not known the boundary between what is torture and what isn't torture. I know the NRA tie these people (rebels, etc.) when they catch them. They tie their hands backwards. I am now being told that is torture. It is the traditional method.

When we make an extraordinary gesture, it's always documented.