Justice Dept. continues to insist that torture is OK

The U.S. Justice Department is misnamed. It would more aptly be called the Justification Department, at least where torture is concerned.

Today we get more evidence of this, as the New York Times leads with a story that the Justice Department sent a letter to Congress last month claiming that "American intelligence operatives attempting to thwart terrorist attacks can legally use interrogation methods that might otherwise be prohibited under international law."

In other words, they can legally break the law.

Just because George W. Bush and the so-called Justice Department say so.

Imagine the outrage if Iran tried to justify torture the same way.

Imagine the outrage if Bill Clinton had tried to do so.