Robert L. Turner: “Last week's events in the Middle East and Africa underline the vitriol that America is facing and a sad reminder of the…”

In my short time serving in the House, Chairman Smith, I have seen you as a model for advocacy on behalf of political justice around the world.

He has been detained without a hearing, no trial, no jury, no verdict, no due process, Mr. Chairman.

If you don’t know the horrors that we went through, the hell, then you might not see the need for repairing.

If there is any light at the end of this tunnel it will be a diplomatic hardball and our State and executive branch are going to have to make uncompromising demands.