Mike Levin: “It seems to me abundantly clear that we cannot hire private contractors to perform a function that is inherently…”

“It seems to me abundantly clear that we cannot hire private contractors to perform a function that is inherently governmental, inherently sensitive, indeed inherently explosive, and on which there must be accountability, such as the interrogation of prisoners. We have treaty obligations. We have to live up to those treaty obligations, not because they are treaty obligations, although that should be enough, but also because the safety of our own troops is directly involved if we fail to abide by treaty obligations. The stakes are absolutely huge and we must have people performing these functions who are accountable to us, where there is accountability.”