Former 9/11 Commission member, Richard Ben-Veniste, notes that tortuous acts are un-American and signify a departure from the precepts of a humane nation.
Ben-Veniste declares that torture and indefinite detentions of suspected enemy combatants disgusts many American citizens. (1:37)
November 14, 2005
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