INTERNATIONAL SURVEY ON TERRORISTS' RIGHTS
Steven Kull, editor of WorldPublicOpinion.org, speaks at the presentation of an international survey conducted by his organization on terrorists' rights and their rendition to the U.S. at the Carnegie Endowment for World peace in Washington on July 17, 2006. The survey, which polled people in Britain, Germany, Poland, India, and the U.S., showed majority support for treating terrorists humanely and for holding accountable those who mistreat them. (UPI Photo/Eduardo Sverdlin)
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