To note and comment on the obvious double standard with which Europe and much of the rest of the world judge the US and its actions neither implies not requires one to agree with nor approve of either actual US actions or whatever they may be accused of this week. For example, if I were to note that a prosecutor was harsh on a group of rich kids who vandalized a street sign but lax with a poor kid who raped an old lady it is simply a comment against the prosecutor and should not be viewed as any support for the rich thugs. It's called reading for comprehension, my dear Lawrence, not digging for political angle.

Just to really get you going, though, allow me to say that I am both firmly against torture as well as against dumbing down the definition of torture to suit one's political gain.