“I hold no brief for the prisoners. I do hold a brief for the reputation of the United States of America as to adhering to certain standards of treatment of people no matter how evil or terrible they might be.” – Senator John McCain, on the Schmidt report, which found cruel and abusive treatment, but not “torture” of detainees at Gitmo. I’ve just read the entire report and I’ll post the critical details tomorrow. And yes, the details are critical. And so very, very reminiscent of Abu Ghraib. Funny, isn’t it, how the authorized techniques at Gitmo were subsequently described as unauthorized high jinks in the night shift in Abu Ghraib. But there’s a direct link – much more direct than I’d anticipated. More in the morning.

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