Also, I’d like to call for a moratorium on the term “humane torture.” Call it “non-lethal” or “non life-threatening” if you must. I’ll even play devil’s advocate and say that, under extreme circumstances, torture MIGHT be a necessary and expedient technique – but describing torture as “humane” is a failure to understand the very definition of the word. Of course, I shouldn’t be surprised considering that this term comes from the same administration that came up with the nonsensical term “compassionate conservative”, a term that probably did more damage than good to the Repulican’s own self-image.