Leading figures in U.S. , Europe want the U.S. to answer torture allegations . Claims come from prisoners and the Red Cross . The United States has denied involvement with any of these cases. Any investigations or potential prosecutions could set off a national debate complicating everything else Obama wants to accomplish . Other countries faced up to secret crimes , now U.S. needs to decide what to do .
Leading figures in U.S. , Europe want the U.S. to answer torture allegations . Claims come from prisoners and the Red Cross . The United States has denied involvement with any of these cases. Other countries faced up to secret crimes , now U.S. needs to decide what to do .