Torture ok, if done within certain bounds

Check out these links ripped entirely from Cursor on Bush's Senate "torture compromise." They're pretty good.

The Senate "compromise" on the detainee bill leaves President Bush "the sole arbiter of the meaning of the Geneva conventions," and will make the U.S. the 'first nation to authorize violations of Geneva,' argues Marty Lederman, pointing to three of its 'most significant problems.'

The Bush administration takes "the scenic route" to torture, but is reportedly "already trying to wiggle out of its one real concession," as Democrats stand by.

'The torture chorus' includes the Traditional Values Coalition, which is observed "pushing the not-so-veiled argument that torture is the Christian way," while building public support for torture is seen as a matter of semantics. Plus: It's not what you see on TV.