The national security state’s abusive methods are not confined to foreign soil

Evidence

The problem of torture and other human rights violations in America’s “war on terror” has been framed as a problem that happens largely beyond our shores. The underlying assumption is that if Guantánamo detainees were to be tried on United States soil and in federal courts (as many groups demand), such egregious abuses would not occur. … In fact, as Theoharis argued, this assumption is false. The national security state uses similar methods both abroad and inside the United States. — Deepa Kumar, Islamophobia and the Politics of Empire, 560

Categorization

Category: Contrarian or Surprising Claims