I think there is absolutely no doubt that the US has committed acts of torture in the past decade. Some examples that were documented and created a huge stir were that of Guantanamo Bay and Prisoners in Iraq. Most recently there was a large uprising about 'water boarding', an act of interrogation/torture which simulates drowning. The government can hide information and destroy documents all they want, but most of the public has some idea of what is going on.

Torture is wrong. Period. The end. No exceptions. I thoroughly believe there is absolutely no circumstance in which it should be permissible. Dictionary.com says torture is "the act of inflicting excruciating pain, as punishment or revenge, as a means of getting a confession or information, or for sheer cruelty". Based on this definition, I can't comprehend ever thinking something like this is ok. And I believe the US is taking such measures to got information. People can't be making all these stories up. Even if pictures and documents are destroyed or missing, they still existed.