Blue Terrorists

Now we find out the sticking point, why John McCain is claiming the moral high ground and Colin Powell is worried about our reputation in the world. Via RCP, The Guardian, "Revealed:the tough interrogation techniques the CIA wants to use":

Details emerged yesterday about the seven interrogation techniques the CIA is seeking to be allowed to apply to terror suspects. Newsweek magazine reported that a New York lawyer, Scott Horton, who has acted as an adviser to the US senate on interrogation methods, had acquired a list of the techniques. The details were corroborated by information obtained by the charity Human Rights Watch.

The techniques sought by the CIA are: induced hypothermia; forcing suspects to stand for prolonged periods; sleep deprivation; a technique called "the attention grab" where a suspect's shirt is forcefully seized; the "attention slap" or open hand slapping that hurts but does not lead to physical damage; the "belly slap"; and sound and light manipulation. Several of those techniques chime with information gleaned about interrogation methods used against some serious terror suspects. The New York Times recently reported that Abu Zubaydah, the first al-Qaida member captured after the September 11 attacks, was kept in a freezing cell until he went blue, and later assailed with loud Red Hot Chili Peppers music.

Well, my idea of torture would be listening to Wayne Newton singing "Red Roses for a Blue Lady", but apparently there is not cultural consensus on this.

Perhaps this could be the Democrat strategy as well. Blue terrorists.

UPDATE: National Review, Tortured Debate.