WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, along with fellow members of the committee, Senators Chambliss (R-GA), Cornyn (R-TX), Martinez (R-FL), Sessions (R-AL) and Thune (R-SD), released the following statement in response to the recently released Executive Summary of the Senate Armed Services Committee inquiry into the Treatment of Detainees in U.S. Custody:
“Throughout our history, even in the gravest of circumstances, the United States has embodied the ideals of individual freedom and liberty. This nation adheres to the principle that all detainees in U.S. custody must be treated humanely and...
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