The United States government continues to turn a blind eye to mounting evidence of widespread abuse of detainees held in its custody,

We continue to see undeniable evidence that abuse and torture has been widespread and systematic, yet high level government officials have not been held accountable for creating the policies that led to these atrocities.

Child abuse continues to be a significant problem in the United States. It was estimated that in 2001, 903,000 children were the victims of child abuse or neglect. Child abuse is a crime perpetrated on the innocent and the defenseless.

I believe this government is ready to negotiate, but I'm not sure the United States is ready.

Starting with the government of the United States and concluding with the government of Fidel Castro, we have international support.

The United States encourages the government of Tunisia to continue to take further actions consistent with its declared intentions to engage in greater democratic reform.