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Originally posted by tw
1) There was active discussion in this adminstration about how to interogate the Al Qaeda 'second in command' prisioner. They wanted information from him desperately and without delay. That meant keeping him out of Camp X-ray. Techniques being discussed were illegal in the US. So where do they take him? Active discussion in the DoD was to keep in on a ship in international waters or in a prisioner in a third country where those unacceptable 'questioning methods' would be legal.
2) I never mentioned torture of Taliban.
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You're right, I meant to say al-Qaeda and said Taliban instead. Regardless, you have stated several times that your opinion is fact when that is not the case. How do you know about "active discussions" within the DoD? Anonymous sources in news articles you've read, I'm sure. The point is, you left out part of that story (i.e. Rumsfeld's response to those accusations) because it made your point seem stronger. That leads me to wonder whether you're really seeing the whole picture on other issues.
I find it interesting that you quote yourself ("Rumsfeld suggests torture may be necessary") to prove your point, when that statement itself is either false or unprovable. Rumsfeld never suggested torture may be necessary, at least not publicly. If you have proof otherwise, please share it.