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Canadian FM Apologizes for Torture List

Claims US, Israel were 'wrongly' included with other countries

By Sam Biddle, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 20, 2008 2:00 PM CST

(Newser) – Canadian foreign minister Maxime Bernier has apologized for the inclusion of the US and Israel on a list of countries in which prisoners risk being subjected to torture, the BBC reports. The list, part of a torture awareness guide for diplomats, cited US interrogation techniques... Read full story »

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