It comes as a relief to hear these words from the president:
“We do not condone torture. I have never ordered torture. I will never order torture,” Bush told reporters in the Oval Office. “The values of this country are such that torture is not a part of our soul and our being.”
It also comes as a relief to see that the White House says it is prepared to release all the relevant internal documents to prove the point. This is, indeed, a critical issue, at the core of the meaning of America. It is long past time that the administration proved its innocence on something about which there should be no doubt.
The Dish 