US Senate votes to ban torture

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Tuesday to ban torture during interrogations, a measure aimed at ending brutal techniques that were used on terror suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001.
The measure passed overwhelmingly, 78 votes to 21, with all members of the Democratic caucus and 32 Republicans in support.
They included Republican co-sponsor John McCain, who was tortured in Vietnam, where he was a prisoner of war for more than five years after he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967.
"This amendment provi­des greater assurances that never again will the United States follow that dark path of sacrificing our values for our short-term security needs," said McCain, who has pushed for years to end the practice.

 

US Senate votes to ban torture

AFP, WASHINGTON: The US Senate voted Tuesday to ban torture during interrogations, a measure aimed at ending brutal techniques that were used on terror suspects following the 9/11 attacks of 2001. The measure passed overwhelmingly, 78 votes to 21, with all members of the Democratic caucus and 32 Republicans in support. They included Republican co-sponsor John McCain, who was tortured in Vietnam, where he was a prisoner of war for more than five years after he was shot down over Hanoi in 1967. This amendment provides greater assurances that never again will the United States follow that dark path of sacrificing our values for our short-term security needs, said McCain, who has pushed for years to end the practice.