Cheney's Tortured Logic.

Much to the consternation of the Dubya White House, a handful of GOP Senators, including Gang of 14'ers John McCain (R-AZ) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC), are trying to establish congressional oversight over prisoner treatment at Guantanamo and elsewhere. McCain's proposed amendments include restricting interrogation techniques to what's in the Army field manual, stopping the practice of "extraordinary rendition," forcing the government to register all detainees with the Red Cross, and prohibiting "cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody no matter where they are held." For his part, Graham's amendment appears just to rubber-stamp the current Dubya policies...but apparently even that's too much legislative oversight for Cheney, Rummy, and the rest of the admin whip-hands, who are trying to enlist their Senate allies to offer up a watered-down, smoke-and-mirrors version instead. For shame.