For the US, the legacy of torture remains complex and multifaceted two decades after 9/11 led the George W. Bush administration to set aside legal and moral constraints in the name of national security
Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who underwent brutal interrogations while he was held at Guantánamo Bay 15 years ago and exhibits signs of post-traumatic stress disorder, looks out a window of his home in Nouakchott, Mauritania, Aug. 16, 2021. Twenty years after the attacks, the U.S. is still grappling with the consequences of brutal interrogations carried out in the name of national security. (Btihal Remli/The New York Times)
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