The way to correct mistakes is to fully understand what happened and why. Then lessons can be drawn to avoid them in the future. The ethics office of the Department of Justice has recommended just such a course of action in the case of claims of detainee torture as part of the so-called war on terror, according to the New York Times.
The Justice Department’s ethics office has recommended reversing the Bush administration and reopening nearly a dozen prisoner-abuse cases, potentially exposing Central Intelligence Agency employees and contractors to prosecution for brutal treatment of terrorism suspects, according to a person officially briefed on the matter.