Does it depend on what the definitions of is is?

"We do not torture."
President George W. Bush Nov. 7, 2005
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U.S. Cites Exception in Torture Ban
McCain Law May Not Apply to Cuba Prison
[washington post 3.2.06]
Bush administration lawyers, fighting a claim of torture by a Guantanamo Bay detainee, yesterday argued that the new law that bans cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of detainees in U.S. custody does not apply to people held at the military prison.
Clearly, this President's statements should come with footnotes


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