From the
NY Times:
A newly declassified Congressional report released Tuesday outlined the most detailed evidence yet that the military’s use of harsh interrogation methods on terrorism suspects was approved at high levels of the Bush administration.
A
Washington Post story suggests the Bush administration was preparing to use torture long before their lawyers generated "memos" saying it was ok:
Intelligence and military officials under the Bush administration began preparing to conduct harsh interrogations long before they were granted legal approval to use such methods.
During the planning, an unnamed Army lieutenant colonel tried to raise a red flag, asking:
Wouldn't that be illegal?
I'm sure that colonel was escorted off the White House grounds immediately.
