Welshofer was accused of putting a sleeping bag over the head of Iraqi Maj. Gen. Abed Hamed Mowhoush, sitting on his chest and using his hand to cover the general's mouth while asking him questions in 2003.
He was in US custody in prison being questioned about his work with the Insurgency. He wasn't answering questions. He died during this particular interrogation technique. Now this was clearly a case of a US army officer doing what he thought was necessary to get information he thought was crucial in saving the lives of his fellow troops.
This was a case of torture. Putting a bag over a mans head, suffocating him and sitting on his chest to simulate drowning repeatedly along with the reported beatings the man recieved beforehand cannot be viewed as anything other than torture.
The question - Why does the Bush administration repeatedly dodge any and all attempts to try to clarify the rights of insurgent detainees?
All the bumble f[b][/b]uck PR disasters that only serve as a recruiting tool for insurgents and to make allies want to distance themselves from the United States. Why would Bush not view resolving this problem as his number one priority? Why say 'its a grey area, we are acting within the law as it is" and then completely disregard or promise to veto any bill or legislation meant to help define and deal with the problem?