Did Rumsfeld Sign Off on Torture Memo?

"The Wall Street Journal says draft legal advice for the Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, said: 'Because nothing is more important than 'obtaining information vital to the protection of untold thousands of American citizens', normal strictures on torture might not apply'.

The advice was drafted in March 2003. It is not known if it was acted on, but White House and CIA lawyers have often told human rights groups they were complying with international conventions against torture."