I think you need to hold people to account for the fact that rules were broken, and as I said, there are different ways one does that. And it will be up to the government of the day to decide whether they believe accountability, in this context, requires that someone, anyone, be relieved of his or her official functions.
But I do think that one of the key ways we make sure that these kinds of things don't happen again is to review the protocols, the basis on which we share information, the countries with which we have agreements, and whether the terms of those agreements are satisfactory, especially when we have a reasonable apprehension or suspicion that countries practise torture. We make sure that the reliability of the information is tested. If we have concerns about reliability, we share those concerns with whoever we're giving the information to, either domestically or in foreign countries, especially if we're giving that information to foreign agencies. If we have a concern about reliability, we explain it fully. We put other caveats on the information, caveats that would restrict its use. If information is provided to the FBI, do we want to put a caveat on that information that it only be used by the FBI for the following purposes?
Now, we can't guarantee that those caveats will be followed, but we have a reasonable expectation, and we should in fact make it clear, if it comes to our attention that they haven't been followed, that we fundamentally disagree with that approach and express, at the highest levels, our objections to the breaching of the terms on which information was shared.
So we need to review all those procedures. And we need to create and we need to reinforce through training a culture in which in fact those protocols are treated seriously, and in which, if we have a policy of caveats, they're always applied, and regardless of the circumstances, they are not ignored and they are not pushed to one side. Because we see with Mr. Arar what the costs can potentially be when in fact those rules aren't followed.