CNN: McCain reaches deal with White House on torture

[VolcanoJen]

After months of opposition, the White House has reached a deal with John McCain on proposed uniform interrogation standards, CNN's Ed Henry reports.

The negotiations are ongoing, but late this afternoon, McCain will announce the details of the agreement.

Isn't it a shame that the White House and McCain have to reach a "deal" on "torture"?

Interesting.

[rkc3]

1. There can only be one deal for torture.

We will not torture our prisoners.

If his holiness dumbya wants this country and the world to believe he's a Christian, he needs to put this thing to rest. Anything less and we lose what little moral standing we have left. We are no better than any of the countries on our Axis list.

And if McCain allows this country (even if its the CIA or we pass the buck onto another country) to torture our prisoners, he should be thrown out of Congress. Of all people, he should be screaming the loudest over this issue.

[keta11]

2. What is there about torture that has to be negotiated

You are either for torture or you are not.

[LeftHander]

3. White house says...

Get on the torture bandwagon or we will "fuck you like you never been fucked before."

that is the deal.

[VolcanoJen]

4. They're on a roll today, aren't they?

Bush approval ticks up one whole point.

White House agrees to rebuild New Orleans levies.

Purple fingers abound in Iraq.

White House cuts "torture deal" with McCain.

Rove is hard, hard, hard at work today, isn't he?

[woodsprite]

5. Wonder what news will come out of the pipeline on Friday?

Could it be something about Rove -- Maybe? PLEEEEESE!!!! I have every appendage crossed and my coworker and I are emailing every tidbit and headline back/forth to eachother WHILE singing Fitzmas carols!

[Spazito]

6. It's easy to make a 'deal' now that the Pentagon has revised the

Army manual with new, CLASSIFIED interrogation methods:

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 - The Army has approved a new, classified set of interrogation methods that may complicate negotiations over legislation proposed by Senator John McCain to bar cruel and inhumane treatment of detainees in American custody, military officials said Tuesday.

The techniques are included in a 10-page classified addendum to a new Army field manual that was forwarded this week to Stephen A. Cambone, the under secretary of defense for intelligence policy, for final approval, they said.

The addendum provides dozens of examples and goes into exacting detail on what procedures may or may not be used, and in what circumstances. Army interrogators have never had a set of such specific guidelines that would help teach them how to walk right up to the line between legal and illegal interrogations.

Some military officials said the new guidelines could give the impression that the Army was pushing the limits on legal interrogation at the very moment when Mr. McCain, Republican of Arizona, is involved in intense three-way negotiations with the House and the Bush administration to prohibit the cruel treatment of prisoners.

more

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/politics/14detain.html?hp&ex=1134536400&en=a7c8f18a1a4771c9&ei=5094&partner=homepage

I can only hope the media (forlorn as that hope may be) will ask about the manual changes in relation to this 'deal' the bush admin and McCain are touting.

[Tactical Progressive]

7. Sounds like McCain is willing to sign on to

'moderate' degrees of torture. I really thought this was one issue he would hold strong on.