White House: Abuse Memos for al-Qaida

I really like the fact that Taliban and Al Qaeda are no longer synonymous with Iraqi insurgents. Remember when they were the same thing?

AP – The confidential Justice Department memos criticized by Democrats as laying the legal foundation for Iraqi prisoner abuses were aimed mainly at showing that international treaties banning torture do not apply to al-Qaida and Taliban prisoners, Bush administration officials say.

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