Tom Malinowski
Tom Malinowski
Tomasz P. Malinowski is a U.S. diplomat and the current Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor...
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It doesn't fix the problem that there isn't a single clear standard consistent with the law and our values, ... Even if all these documents end up establishing appropriate standards, we need to remember that what the secretary of defense does today he can undo tomorrow.
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This was somebody who worked very hard to make sure the advice of senior military officials and national security professionals on the question of interrogation policies was ignored. The result was an unmitigated disaster for the United States.
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What is really clear is that this is a dead-end policy and they are close to the dead end.
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I am glad the CIA is investigating the cases that they are aware of, but by definition you are not going to be aware of all such cases, when you have a process designed to avoid judicial safeguards.
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We've seen a series of half-hearted investigations and slaps on the wrist. The government seems more interested in managing the detainee abuse scandal than in addressing the underlying problems that caused it.
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It is illogical for companies to say they are expanding the boundaries of freedom in China if they strip their product of the very qualities that make it a force for greater freedom. These companies must protect the integrity of the product they are providing, or that product will no longer be the Internet as we know it, and will no longer have the impact on society we all wish to see.
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It is another positive sign that the administration is willing to be honest and straightforward about the shortcomings of its allies in the Arab world, including Saudi Arabia.
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is a wonderful way of getting false concessions out of innocent people. It is a terrible way of getting the truth out of guilty people.
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We have a high degree of confidence that such facilities exist in at least Poland and Romania.
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And there is no way anyone could, even if the military was twice as conscientious. It is unknowable, unless you assume that every act of abuse is immediately reported up the chain of command.
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apparently were worried that if they were to name Uzbekistan this year, after never naming them before, it would look like they did it just because they're mad about being kicked off the base.
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The cellophane is a modern addition to a technique that had its origins in the Spanish Inquisition.
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The administration is setting a dangerous example for the world when it claims that spy agencies are above the law.
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The administration demanded that soldiers extract information from detainees without telling them what was allowed and what was forbidden. Yet when abuses inevitably followed, the leadership blamed the soldiers in the field instead of taking responsibility.