Professor Cherif Bassiouni is a highly regarded international lawyer and a distinguished scholar of humanitarian law. He was for years a professor at DePaul University in Chicago. The New York Times > International > Asia Pacific > U.N. Monitor of Afghan Rights Accuses U.S. on Detentions
It is noteworthy that as National Security advisor Condie Rice and therefore the President played a much more hands-on role in approving extra-legal actions against persons suspected (often on flakey evidence) of being linked to al-Qaida.
In a related story, Colin Powell reflects on how damaging the abuses of Iraqi prisoners have been to the image of the USA.
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