Bush Admin.: Treaty Outlawing Torture Doesn't Apply Beyond U.S. Soil

"Echoing recent comments by White House officials, a U.S. government report submitted to the United Nations last Friday bears a message that the brutal treatment of people held in U.S. military custody abroad is and should be legal. "

Ok, but unless we want to be hypocritical, we can't say anything about the treatment of any U.S. citizens held in custody by any other countries. Instead of being a shining example to the world, all we ever seem to do, is emulate other countries more and more. Fighting fire with fire just gets everyone burned.