Amnesty International report on Guantanomo torture

From this Globe and Mail article:

As a superpower, the United States has shirked its responsibility to set the bar for human rights protections and has instead created a new lexicon for abuse and torture, Amnesty Secretary-General Irene Khan said for the London-based group's annual report launch.

“The United States . . . sets the tone for governmental behaviour worldwide,” Ms. Khan said.

“Attempts to dilute the absolute ban on torture through new policies and quasi-management speak, such as 'environmental manipulation, stress positions and sensory manipulation,' was one of the most damaging assaults on global values.”