Just days after Americans who care about the Constitution and human rights had reason to cheer the Supreme Court’s defense of the writ of habeas corpus, we were confronted with some of the most damning evidence yet about the extent and the brutality of the Bush administration’s systematic use of torture against detainees. 

    In a shockingly graphic and devastating report, entitled Broken Laws, Broken Lives and released on June 18, Physicians for Human Rights detailed the treatment of detainees by agents of the United States.  These acts of torture have left these men -- who were never charged with any crime -- with permanent physical injuries and serious psychological problems. 

    The report, which can be read in its entirety here, includes a preface by Maj. General Antonio Taguba (USA-Ret.), who states, in no uncertain terms, that war crimes have been committed and that individuals at the highest level of government should be held accountable for their sanctioning of and/or their involvement in these acts.