“We do not torture”

“We do not torture.” “There's an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again. And so, you bet we will aggressively pursue them. But we will do so under the law.” “We are finding terrorists and bringing them to justice. We are gathering information about where the terrorists may be hiding. We are trying to disrupt their plots and plans. Anything we do ... to that end in this effort, any activity we conduct, is within the law. We do not torture.”

- George W. Bush, in Panama, attempting to defend interrogation tactics (Deb Reichmann, AP, 11/07/05).