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Evidence of C.I.A. Abuses Prompts Global #TortureReport Discussion Evidence of C.I.A. Abuses Prompts Global #TortureReport Discussion
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flAs soon as the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the use of torture by the Central Intelligence Agency was released on Tuesday, journalists and bloggers around the world began to parse it on Twitter, pointing to passages they found remarkable or outrageous and sharing their reactions to its findings. As soon as the Senate Intelligence Committee’s report on the use of torture by the Central Intelligence Agency was released on Tuesday, journalists and bloggers around the world began to parse it on Twitter, pointing to passages they found remarkable or outrageous and sharing their reactions to its findings.
That discussion soon made #TortureReport a globally trending topic on the social network, with more than 77,000 mentions of that tag and the related #CIAReport on Twitter by midafternoon, according to data compiled by Brandwatch, a technology firm that tracks discussions on social networks.That discussion soon made #TortureReport a globally trending topic on the social network, with more than 77,000 mentions of that tag and the related #CIAReport on Twitter by midafternoon, according to data compiled by Brandwatch, a technology firm that tracks discussions on social networks.
While about 70 percent of the conversation took place in the United States — where it revealed a sharp, partisan divide on the subject — there were also reaction and commentary from many other countries.While about 70 percent of the conversation took place in the United States — where it revealed a sharp, partisan divide on the subject — there were also reaction and commentary from many other countries.
In Iran, as the Washington-based journalist Arash Karami noted, the report was the main item on Fars News, an agency close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps.In Iran, as the Washington-based journalist Arash Karami noted, the report was the main item on Fars News, an agency close to the powerful Revolutionary Guards Corps.
Another Iranian expatriate, Bahman Kalbasi, wrote that he was distressed to read that threats issued by C.I.A. interrogators closely echoed those he had heard in Iran.Another Iranian expatriate, Bahman Kalbasi, wrote that he was distressed to read that threats issued by C.I.A. interrogators closely echoed those he had heard in Iran.
Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen falsely accused of belonging to Al Qaeda, was detained in New York in 2002 and sent by the United States to Syria, where he was tortured for nearly a year.Maher Arar, a Canadian citizen falsely accused of belonging to Al Qaeda, was detained in New York in 2002 and sent by the United States to Syria, where he was tortured for nearly a year.
On Tuesday, he criticized President Obama for failing to hold former President George W. Bush accountable.On Tuesday, he criticized President Obama for failing to hold former President George W. Bush accountable.
Tariq Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies at Oxford University whose grandfather Hassan al-Banna founded Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood in 1928, called for senior members of the Bush administration to stand trial at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.Tariq Ramadan, a professor of Islamic studies at Oxford University whose grandfather Hassan al-Banna founded Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood in 1928, called for senior members of the Bush administration to stand trial at the International Court of Justice in The Hague.
That call for those responsible to face justice was echoed in a statement and a speech on Tuesday by Ben Emmerson, a British lawyer who is a United Nations special rapporteur for the protection of human rights while countering terrorism.That call for those responsible to face justice was echoed in a statement and a speech on Tuesday by Ben Emmerson, a British lawyer who is a United Nations special rapporteur for the protection of human rights while countering terrorism.
Peter Bouckaert, the Human Rights Watch emergency director, also called for accountability and argued that C.I.A. torture undermined the reputation of the United States, making any criticism of abuses in other nations ring hollow.Peter Bouckaert, the Human Rights Watch emergency director, also called for accountability and argued that C.I.A. torture undermined the reputation of the United States, making any criticism of abuses in other nations ring hollow.
One Dutch citizen, a former soldier now fighting in Syria with jihadist groups, called the report evidence of American hypocrisy.One Dutch citizen, a former soldier now fighting in Syria with jihadist groups, called the report evidence of American hypocrisy.
Ian Geldard, a British libertarian, and Florian Wagner, a member of Germany’s alternative Pirate Party, both pointed to a post by Andrew Sullivan on the C.I.A.'s use of a euphemism for torture, “enhanced interrogation,” that exactly echoed a phrase used by the Gestapo, “Verschärfte Vernehmung.”Ian Geldard, a British libertarian, and Florian Wagner, a member of Germany’s alternative Pirate Party, both pointed to a post by Andrew Sullivan on the C.I.A.'s use of a euphemism for torture, “enhanced interrogation,” that exactly echoed a phrase used by the Gestapo, “Verschärfte Vernehmung.”
While the Syrian activist who blogs as Edward Dark expressed some admiration for the belated openness of the United States government, another activist, Shakeeb Al-Jabri, was less optimistic about the prospect of the C.I.A.'s now being reined in.While the Syrian activist who blogs as Edward Dark expressed some admiration for the belated openness of the United States government, another activist, Shakeeb Al-Jabri, was less optimistic about the prospect of the C.I.A.'s now being reined in.