They measured the water

Very, very careful interrogation techniques--of murderous terrorists who at first would only say, in the aftermath of Sept. 11th, you will see soon.

Most Americans understand that no other nation would be so scrupulous. And as we know to our cost, we are the number one target of people like this, or worse.

More: Powerline, Voters Unimpressed by Dems "Torture" Theme.

And Steve Huntley, Chicago Sun Times, "Don't use law to settle political scores".

Oh, yeah--Ellen of 10th? Lawyers on the front lines? Wave a pen in front of a terrorist. Daniel Pearl was a brave, good man--and they cut off his head. And maybe you should ask Nancy a few questions. How about hating that hate. And don't we have any tall buildings in Chicago?

More: Rebuttal to Begala. Just One Minute. Patterico.

UPDATE: In the Washington Post Saturday, former Rep. and CIA head Porter Goss, "Security Before Politics":

There is only one person who can shut down this dangerous show: President Obama.

Unfortunately, much of the damage to our capabilities has already been done. It is certainly not trust that is fostered when intelligence officers are told one day "I have your back" only to learn a day later that a knife is being held to it. After the events of this week, morale at the CIA has been shaken to its foundation.

We must not forget: Our intelligence allies overseas view our inability to maintain secrecy as a reason to question our worthiness as a partner. These allies have been vital in almost every capture of a terrorist.

The suggestion that we are safer now because information about interrogation techniques is in the public domain conjures up images of unicorns and fairy dust. We have given our enemy invaluable information about the rules by which we operate. The terrorists captured by the CIA perfected the act of beheading innocents using dull knives. Khalid Sheik Mohammed boasted of the tactic of placing explosives high enough in a building to ensure that innocents trapped above would die if they tried to escape through windows. There is simply no comparison between our professionalism and their brutality.

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