Without standards, we can't fail!

The Bush White House has warned Congress to keep any standards for the treatment of prisoners in the War On Terror out of the defense spending bill while rejecting any calls for a commission to probe abuses. This is the second time the Bush administration has issued such a warning, after sending Dick Cheney out in July to strong arm a group of Republican lawmakers who wanted to pass legislation that would have prohibited cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees.

Clearly if the White House doesn't have the power to anally rape prisoners with glow sticks orbeat and kill innocent taxi drivers in the name of freedom, we can never win this war on terror and spread the message of liberty and human rights for all around the world.

I guess when we spread American style democracy around the world, it involves abuse and mistreatment of prisoners that have yet to be proven guilty of a crime.