Amoral sadists rule our country

Having granted themselves authority to torture anyone they want, the Cheney/Rumsfeld junta will resist relinquishing it.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 - Stepping up a confrontation with the Senate over the handling of detainees, the White House is insisting that the Central Intelligence Agency be exempted from a proposed ban on abusive treatment of suspected Qaeda militants and other terrorists.

It's seems odd that they would so publicly fight for the right to torture. The only conclusion is that they're evil bastards.