US Army General Says Rumsfeld Is The Lead Torturer

A senior US Army general has revealed that Donald Rumsfeld personally 'reviews' Guantanamo interrogations and has the final say on four unspecified forms of (ahem!) "interrogation".

"US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld must personally review the use of four types of interrogation methods before they can be used on foreign terrorism suspects at the US naval base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a senior Army general has said.

General James Hill, who as head of US Southern Command is responsible for Guantanamo Bay, refused to reveal the nature of these four methods, although he denied guard dogs were used in interrogations or that prisoners were given chemicals or injections of any kind.

Gen Hill said four techniques that deviate from the military's traditional interrogation methods require him to notify Mr Rumsfeld in advance. Mr Rumsfeld then has seven days to either reject the request or allow the technique to be used, Gen Hill said. "

For those who can't read between the lines, this is a very important leak. The reason for the leak? The US Army is embarrassed and angry about being forced to take the blame for the neo-con disaster unravelling before our eyes in Iraq.