The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be tortured. Guantanamo and prisons in Afghanistan are completely consistent with international obligations. Just because the Geneva Convention might not technically apply does not mean that America does not treat people with the spirit of the convention.... While we are doing things militarily in the war on terror, we are also spreading hope and opportunity so that the young people do not become recruits for the terrorists.


Maha Akeel, Arab News, "Correcting Perceptions About America is My Job: Liz Cheney," Nov. 16, 2005"

Elizabeth Cheney Quotes

The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be...

The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be...

The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be...

The U.S. does not torture; in fact, what holds up the release from Guantanamo is getting a guarantee from their governments that they won't be...