• McCain, a former POW has fought as an Arizona senator to outlaw
interrogations that might be construed as torture.

• As a senator, McCain voted NO on preserving habeus corpus for
Guantanamo detainees, an amendment that would strike the provision
regarding habeas review. The underlying bill authored trial by
military commission for violations of the law of war.

• He strongly opposes the use of interrogation methods that cause
physical or emotional suffering. 

• McCain voted NO on requiring CIA reports on detainees &
interrogation methods. Amendment to provide for congressional
oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.

• McCain has stated that he would close the prison at Guantanamo Bay
and 'expedite judicial proceedings' for the remaining prisoners. 

• Obama has been critical of U.S. detention policies and says too many
prisoners languish in Guantanamo without fair trials.

• As a senator, Obama voted YES on preserving habeus corpus for
Guantanamo detainees.  He stated, "Why don't we close Guantanamo and
restore the right of habeas corpus, because that's how we lead, not
with the might of our military, but the power of our ideals and the
power of our values. It's time to show the world we're not a country
that ships prisoners in the dead of night to be tortured in far off
countries. We're not a country that runs prisons which locks people
away without ever telling them why they're there or what they're
charged with. We're not a country which preaches compassion to others
while we allow bodies to float down the streets of major American
cities. That's not who we are."

• He strongly opposes the use of interrogation methods that cause
physical or emotional suffering. 

• Obama voted YES on requiring CIA reports on detainees &
interrogation methods. Amendment to provide for congressional
oversight of certain Central Intelligence Agency programs.

• In May 2008 while campaigning in North Carolina, Obama said, “We
can set the highest standards around the world for human rights and
rule of law and close Guantanamo and restore habeas corpus."