Torture made in USA torrent

We discover that, immediately after the 11 September attacks, Vice President Dick Cheney piloted a secret programme, aimed at "legalising" torture, which not only totally violated the Geneva Conventions (the 60th anniversary of which was celebrated in 2009), but also violated the Convention against Torture (signed by the United States) and U.S laws such as the War Crimes Act of 1996, in which the death penalty or life imprisonment is imposed on those who use torture.