Top U.S. general advocated torture at Abu Ghraib

It's Abu Ghraib Day at iFF. Or maybe this information was there all along, but we just got swept up in the news about Brad and Jen, Terri Schiavo, and Michael Jackson (say, did anyone notice that Robert Blake was found not guilty of killing his wife? That guy just can't buy any publicity these days.) So, while we still focus on Kirstie Alley's weight loss on Fat Actress, we also notice out of the corner of our eye this little nugget from The Independent:

Documents obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) reveal that Lt General Ricardo Sanchez authorised techniques such as the use of dogs to intimidate prisoners, stress positions and disorientation. In the documents, obtained under the Freedom of Information Act, Gen Sanchez admits that some of the techniques would not be tolerated by other countries.

Maybe someday we'll have to use Sanchez's authorized techniques to get the truth out of George Bush, Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, and Karl Rove. Gentlemen, did any of you knowingly lead the Unites States of America into war under false pretenses? Yes or no. The clock's ticking, and Cujo is on a long leash.