Let us remember that it was Donald Rumsfeld, with George Bush's blessing, who announced publicly that the United States was not obligated to honor the Geneva Conventions.

Our G.I.'s did not suddenly decide that these acts were the right thing to do. They are trained to operate under orders. As the commander in chief, George Bush bears ultimate responsibility.

Bush is already setting up his "plausable deniability". He didn't know. S**t rolls downhill from the top and so do orders.