You haven't read too much about some of the people they picked up, right out of their homes. Some weren't armed and they weren't fighters. Some just had dubious connections that LOOKED like they might have been involved.

What I am getting from your post, is that it IS allright to torture, even without a trial.
And they can be punished by death.

>"President George W. Bush always denied the U.S. tortured anyone."

And so did Condoleeza Rice. I guess just because they SAY it, it makes it so.
To admit it would mean culpability. They are both pathological liars, strong and confident in their creations to avoid criticism and eventually perhaps a court case.

I SAW the pictures. Even if it wasn't "prohibited", those photos were around for months before Rumsfeld ever fessed up to them. I think heads should roll. Perhaps the Spaniards are just squeezing the little guy, in the hopes they cough up the bigger fish. Someone needs to bring this case to court, otherwise the US is NO BETTER than the terrorists themselves.