You have to give it to Obama - he is one slippery S.O.B.

During his Presidential campaign he explicitly promised to limit all government agencies that perform interrogation to the methods contained in the US Army Field Manual.

Within a month some senior Democrats began suggesting that maybe that wasn't such a good idea. I don't really blame them - seriously if Los Angeles got nuked, and it turned out we had someone in custody who could have provided details that would have allowed us to stop it, do you really think the American people would accept "But waterboarding is bad" as an excuse?

I don't.

It appears that our new President has found a way out of this dilemna. Yes, limit all agencies to the Army Field Manual. Just add the techniques in question to that manual.

At least two more executive orders are expected in coming days, according to two Obama officials.

One official said the first will require all U.S. personnel to follow the U.S. Army Field Manual while questioning detainees. The manual explicitly prohibits threats, coercion, physical abuse and waterboarding, which creates the sensation of drowning and has been termed a form of torture by critics.

The second order will set up a study of interrogation methods that could be added to the Army manual, including some that may be more aggressive than those currently permitted.

The officials spoke on condition of anonymity, saying they were not authorized to discuss the orders until they are released.

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You have to wonder how the Human Rights crowd is feeling about their wunderkind now????