Joseph Nye

Sullying Our Reputation

The Senate overwhelmingly has passed a measure sponsored by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) that would ban “cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment” of anyone in the custody of the United States military. The Bush administration has threatened a veto, and Vice President Dick Cheney has been lobbying for an exemption for the CIA.

(Chicago Tribune, December 6, 2005)