1.   And these are the organizations that torture thousands of Americans every day with incomprehensible forms, unanswered phones and unpaid claims.

2.   Over three decades, their regime was accused of killing and torturing thousands of opponents.

3.   As chief of security, he ran Tuol Sleng prison, where thousands were tortured before being executed in the Chheung Ek killing fields south of Phnom Penh.

4.   Banda was accused of dealing brutally with political opponents during his rule, allegedly killing or torturing thousands of dissidents.

5.   The commission wants to establish the chain of command for a ruthless crackdown by police and soldiers believed to have killed, detained and tortured thousands of people.