Quotes by Joanne Mariner

“This might have made the government a bit nervous, and they thought its time to teach them a lesson and nip this in the bud.”

“Its not a good time. Since early July theres been a real wave of arrests and harassment, and acts of repugnance. Being a dissident in Cuba is an incredibly precarious life.”

“They are out there campaigning and they know there is no chance of prosecution. Its another reason to be pessimistic about Haiti.”

“During his tenure as police chief there were credible reports of summary executions of gang members by police.”

“There are very daunting obstacles to carry out this investigation successfully. They have little interest in revealing these activities that are covert.”

“Hearings on secret CIA detentions and rendition of terrorist suspects should be held in the U.S. Congress as well.”

“Substantial and credible information has now been published that the U.S. carried out abduction and extraordinary renditions, and enforced disappearances on European soil.”

“There is no doubt that the United States held and tortured detainees. The only doubt is whether these detainees were being held on European soil.”

“European governments have little interest in revealing these (CIA) activities that are covert.”

“A six-week regime of sleep deprivation, forced exercises, stress positions, white noise, and sexual humiliation amounts to acts that were specifically intended to cause severe physical pain and suffering and severe mental pain and suffering. Thats the legal definition of torture.”