C'mon, they were just following the book...

For more than 50 years, the CIA's no-touch methods have become so widely accepted that US interrogators seem unaware that they are, in fact, engaged in systematic torture. But now, through these photographs from Abu Ghraib, we can see the reality of these techniques. We have a chance to join fully with the international community in repudiating a practice that, more than any other, represents a denial of democracy.

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A NEW report claims US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld approved a secret program of aggressive interrogation methods used at Abu Ghraib prison.

The report, by investigative reporter Seymour Hersh, describes the rules as "grab whom you must, do what you want", and says the program involved rough treatment and sexual humiliation.

Now, my question is this. If it is all 'by the book', why deny it? mmmm, I guess that is policy these days. Play by your rules. Deny that the play-book ever existed.

Seriously though. Rummy. Needs to go. Bush should never have allowed this. Neither should have Condi. They should go. (And with the 42% at the end of that second article... hopefully they will... Just don't forget Diebold though.)