Directions: In the question below, the 1st and the last (correctly ordered) sentences are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the passage is split into four parts and named P, Q, R and S. These four parts are not given in the proper order. Choose the correct combination among the four alternatives given.
- One of the proudest moments of President Obama’s presidency took place on his second day in office.
P. Unfortunately, the White House is considering the proposal.
Q. The issue has come up because the United States is required to appear in Geneva next month before the United Nations committee that monitors compliance with the global Convention Against Torture, adopted in 1984 and ratified by the United States 10 years later.
R. He signed an executive order that day that banned torture and cruel treatment in the interrogation of terror suspects, but apparently some of his subordinates didn’t get the message. S. Some military and intelligence lawyers in the administration are pressuring the White House to adopt a Bush-era position that there is no bar against the use of torture by the United States outside American borders. - A clear position in Geneva would send a strong message that humane treatment isn’t just an Obama administration policy, but rather permanent national and international law.
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