we know for a fact that Islam Karimov (Uzbekistan president for life) and Americas ally in the war on terror, received 500$ million in aid
after allowing the US to use Uzbek airbases. Ironic that Washington would call Saddam Hussein an evil tyrant, and yet this guy is a friend and ally. When people demonstrated 2 weeks ago against his rule, govt. troops shot and killed around 500 people (many of whom were shot in the head - as soldiers went around finishing them off.)

as far as no one being in favor of 'torture' its also a fact that
Bush's govt pushed aside the geneva convention, and a memo prepared on the order of his White House council now attorney General, suggested limiting the definition of torture to acts that bring on 'organ failure'. And his secretary of defence 'personally authorized' interrogation techniques such as the use of dogs and forced nudity expressly designed to outrage the religious customs of detainees.
Its only a short step to sexual humiliation, fake menstrual blood and desecration of the Koran, all of which have been reported prior to Newsweeks article. And of course no one in any position of authority has been held accountable.

We also know that the Bush Administration has been using other countries to outsource torture, Uzbekistan, Egypt and Syria for example.
It might not be news in the US but a couple years ago a Canadian citizen Maher Arar, was detained when changing planes in the US (even though he was traveling to Canada) and sent to Syria where he was jailed and tortured for two years before being released.
to call the WHite hOuse policy of attacking the media, when reporting such stories 'hypocritical or cynical' is inadequate, more like 'nauseating'.