It's not "torture" its "lawful capabilities". George Orwell spins in his grave

Director: CIA does not torture

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The CIA's interrogation methods are "unique" but don't involve torture, agency chief Porter Goss says, although he won't specify just what techniques are used to extract information from prisoners.

"This agency does not do torture. Torture does not work," Goss said. "We use lawful capabilities to collect vital information and we do it in a variety of unique and innovative ways, all of which are legal and none of which are torture."

Without elaborating, Goss suggested that some techniques that would be restricted under McCain's bill have yielded valuable intelligence. He said it was important that the United States have flexibility in dealing with terror suspects in other countries.

Goss declined to discuss reports that the CIA maintains secret detention centers at military bases in Central European countries.

added off record, "If Dick Cheney says the iron maiden isn't torture, the iron maidon isn't torture and neither is the rack torture or placing electrodes on the genitals torture or pulling out fingernails torture or useing drills torture - it's all We use lawful capabilities to collect vital information and we do it in a variety of unique and innovative ways and is by no means torture. Cheney says so."

Here, I look into my Crystal Ball and see Porter Goss standing before a tribunal saying "I did what I was told. I was only following orders..."