Since 9/11 U.S. has Detained 83,000 “Person’s of Interest”

The Associated Press is reporting that since the fall of 2001 the Untied States has detained approximately 83,000 people. The number comes form two primary sources; the two fronts in the “War on Terror” Iraq and Afghanistan.

It is John McCain who is leading the fight to bad cruel and unusual punishment for U.S. detainees. Some have questioned if the current administration endorses torture as Vice President Cheney has asked that the CIA be exempt.