The Nazis issued a secret memorandum detailing allowed methods of rigorous interrogation, in 1937
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shayana-kadidal/the-torture-memos-berlin_b_189302.html
Mr Bush, Mr. Rove, Mr. Cheney: take note. Torture is not about them, it's about us. Terrorists did not turn us into uncivilized barbarians. We did that to ourselves. If you were not responsible for the abuse, you owe us all the pay we gave you for nominally being in charge of the administration during this time. If you are responsible, you should be tried, and convicted of authorizing torture. There's probably some latin phrase around that describes the situation you are in.
Mr Bush, Mr. Rove, Mr. Cheney: take note. Torture is not about them, it's about us. Terrorists did not turn us into uncivilized barbarians. We did that to ourselves. If you were not responsible for the abuse, you owe us all the pay we gave you for nominally being in charge of the administration during this time. If you are responsible, you should be tried, and convicted of authorizing torture. There's probably some latin phrase around that describes the situation you are in.