The Silence is Deafening

Again, I do not understand John McCain's silence on the subject of torture. The Senate keeps talking about our use of torture and our "mistreatment" of terrorists.

McCain sits mute, when he has a golden opportunity to say, "I know what real torture is. I was beaten and hung from ropes, had my shoulders broken, was held prisoner for 5 years. THAT is torture".

And I certainly don't understand Colin Powell's statement that ``The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism.''

"The moral basis"? "The moral basis" is only things such as Leon Klinghoffer; the USS Cole; the Khobar Towers; Robert Stethem; and the Iranian hostage crisis!