U.S., World: A top Bush official says yes, torture was used at Gitmo
- The techniques they used were all authorized, but the manner in which they applied them was overly aggressive and too persistent.
- Susan J. Crawford • on the treatment of puported 9/11 conspirator Mohammed al-Qahtani at Guantanamo Bay. Crawford, a top Bush administration official, says that the treatment is equivalent to torture. • source