US changes torture policy

As many of you are aware Con-ice (Condaleezza Rice) the US Secretary of State has been doing her world tour lately. Middle East issues, environment, trade disputes have taken up a large portion of her time but not nearly as much as the US torture policy. She was constantly denying, defending and of course lying her face off to get out of a variety of situations. Just as she was getting used to her official policy that torture is okay if we are doing it the administration has gone and changed everything. Now they have decided to honor the United Nations ban on cruel, inhumane and degrading treatment, not just at home, but around the world as well.

“The White House has tried to argue that rules against torture don't apply beyond U.S. soil, in places like Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, or Afghanistan. But on Wednesday that all changed.” – CBC

After the reversal in policy there were a few great gems from US officials (courtesy of CBC).

On the one hand, White House spokesman Scott McLellan called it nothing new. "Is this existing policy? As I stated earlier, yes it is existing policy."
But at the State Department spokesman Adam Ereli said Rice's statement "is a statement of policy and it's been the U.S. policy ... at least since the secretary said it."