New news about legislation:
The House of Representatives failed to overturn Bush's veto of the bill which would ban the CIA from using "specialized interrogation procedures". These include waterboarding, sleep deprivation, and other harsh measures. A 225-188 vote wasn't the 2/3 needed to overturn the veto. White House press secretary Perino spun the decision nicely, appealing to the public fear of terrorism. According to Ms. Perino, an overturn

would have diminished the intelligence community's ability to protect our nation

The CIA has claimed to use waterboarding on only 3 people. If these procedures do in fact protect our nation, we must be using plenty of other equally inhumane methods.