Torture

The Great and Terrible Oz's willingness to use torture has apparently caused some discomfiture for Secretary of State John Kerry.

Kerry, in unveiling his department's annual human rights report on Wednesday, took a moment to "remove a scintilla" of doubt about where the Obama administration stands on the use of such harsh tactics.

“The United States is opposed to the use of torture in any form at any time by any government or non-state actor,” Kerry told reporters at the State Department. 

Although he never mentioned The Great and Terrible Oz by name, Kerry said he was responding to comments by "others" — a clear reference to You Know Who.