What difference does that make? You're contending the U.S. government, or at a minimum the Bush Administration, supported/condoned the criminal acts in the link you provided: "Here's what happened at Abu Grhaib and this is what Bush is preserving for our CIA."
You stand by that statement? If so, it's grossly misleading, because you're saying Bush and the CIA were involved in and condoned the items in the link.
The Military must adhere to restrictions against torture in the Military Field Manuals. The CIA is not bound in such a manner.
What about this?:
Why the Bush Administration Says the CIA Torture Tapes Were Deleted: According to CIA Director Michael Hayden, the tapes were deleted primarily to protect the identity of interrogators. Hayden denies that the tapes have any relevance to torture investigations, but it is worth noting that the Bush administration's official position is that waterboarding--the form of water torture Kiriakou stated was used during the interrogation--is not described as a form of torture by Bush administration officials.
Potential Legal Consequences of the CIA Torture Tapes: Because the tapes were deleted in violation of a federal court order, and may have shown criminally actionable acts, those involved in deleting them could be charged with obstruction of justice. The interrogators shown on the tapes could also be charged with violations of U.S. torture law, though this is less likely.
http://civilliberty.about.com/od/tortureandrendition/p/torture_tapes.htmI can read Blum without feeling threatened by self-imposed thought police that he's a...gasp....socialist.
Have you ever read Marx? Are you a communist b/c of it?
Waterboarding as an interrogation technique has its roots in some of history's worst totalitarian nations, from Nazi Germany and the Spanish Inquisition to North Korea and Iraq. In the United States, the technique was first used five decades ago as a training tool to give U.S. troops a realistic sense of what they could expect if captured by the Soviet Union or the armies of Southeast Asia. The U.S. military has officially regarded the tactic as torture since the Spanish-American War.
In general, the technique involves strapping a prisoner to a board or other flat surface, and then raising his feet above the level of his head. A cloth is then placed over the subject's mouth and nose, and water is poured over his face to make the prisoner believe he is drowning.
U.S. officials knowledgeable about the CIA's use of the technique say it was used on three individuals -- Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; Zayn Abidin Muhammed Hussein Abu Zubaida, a senior al-Qaeda member and Osama bin Laden associate captured in Pakistan in March 2002; and a third detainee who has not been publicly identified.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/12/08/AR2007120801664_pf.htmlAgain, I point out the obvious--You stand with the Nazis and the Commies in your view of the utility of Waterboarding.
