Re: This is based on unwarranted assumptions
"Torture and State Violence in the United States: A Short Documentary History"
Paperback – 3 Oct 2011
by Robert M. Pallitto (Editor)
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Torture-State-Violence-United-States/dp/1421402491/ref=sr_1_19?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478774187&sr=1-19&keywords=torture+america