U.S. Torture Worse Than Gestapo?

Andrew Sullivan has a great post comparing our use of "enhanced interrogation techniques" to the Gestapo's "versharfte Vernehmung," which translates nicely to "enhanced interrogation," "sharpened interrogation," or "intensified interrogation". A must-read for anyone still unconvinced that the interrogation policies of the U.S. do not qualify as torture. The Gestapo at least acknowledged that they were torturing their prisoners, while the U.S. government is too busy playing semantic games to realize the moral morass into which they've fallen.

Fun Fact: the Gestapo outlawed induced hypothermia and waterboarding, which were both authorized by Pres. Bush. Over a hundred deaths have been documented at U.S. interrogation facilities. These are war crimes, and have been for a long time. Men were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death for employing these techniques in WWII. For those on the right to continue to defend the use of this torture is beyond the pale.