Yahoo! News - U.S. Says It Doesn't Send Off Prisoners for Torture
Actually, what "Abu" Gonzales said was, "We do send people off to those countries that use torture tactics but we aren't responsible for what happens once they get there." Once again the "personal responsibility" crowd passes the buck and claims they aren't responsible. How do they continue to get away with that?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Monday the United States would never send terrorism suspects to countries where they would be tortured but admitted once they have been dispatched to nations like Saudi Arabia or Egypt the U.S. government has little control.

Gonzales made the comments in an interview with three news agencies that was dominated by questions about the American practice of sending detainees overseas for interrogation, known as renditions, which was broadened after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

The New York Times reported on Sunday that since the hijacked airliner attacks, the CIA has been able to operate without case-by-case approval from the White House in such cases, and has flown 100 to 150 suspects to countries including Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Jordan and Pakistan.

The State Department has said security forces in all those countries have a history of committing rights abuses, mistreating prisoners and some allegations of torture.

Gonzales would not say how many prisoners had been dispatched to other countries but he said in cases such as Saudi Arabia and Egypt which have poor rights records, "additional assurances" of proper treatment were sought.

Wink, wink. "You boys play nice now!" Disavow any knowledge after the fact.

"Once someone is rendered we can't fully control what that country might do," Gonzales said. "If you're asking me, has a country always complied? I don't know the answer to that."

Now, bring up 9-11, the excuse that justifies everything we do. Scott, your turn!

At the White House, spokesman Scott McClellan said the procedures were part of a strengthened "war on terrorism."

"We have an obligation to the American people to gather intelligence that will help prevent attacks from happening in the first place," McClellan asserted.

I am so ashamed of my country. We torture, we condone torture, we send people to places that we know are going to use torture, and then we play innocent when we are called on it. Turns my stomach.