Torture is Wrong Period!

So we have another Bush crony coming out an saying torture works, that valuable intelligence was gotten using Waterboarding. Wow I didn't realize that we had sunk that low. It very frustrating to hear that the US will use the same methods that the very worst in the world usel; we are the freakin United States a world superpower and we're supposed to set a good example for the rest of the world. We should hold ourselves to a higher moral standard as well and not use torture as Al Qaeda or any other scum organization would.
Besides Waterboarding here are some other techniques used by the US:
Chained to the floor or to plastic chairs so long the detainees would urinate or defecate on themselves.
Short Shacking: forced to squat without a chair with their hands chained between their legs and chained to the floor. If they fell over, the chains would cut into our hands. This could last up to 12 hours.
AC turned up high or NO AC
Strobe lights or loud rock music
Using Dogs to scare them
Stress positions
Sleep deprivation
Longtime Standing
In addition to being morally wrong torture does not work. When your put under these methods you give out false information in order to get the torture to stop. Let us not forget the story of Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi who was given to Egypt and was tortured and gave the information that Saddam and Al Qaeda were linked. Look how that information turned out.The Bush Administration has also changed the definition of torture from severe pain or suffering to very serious bodily injury, such as organ failure or near death and it must also be intentional. Just Lovely!So it would be very hard to prosecute the Bush Administration under US law as they have changed the definition so much and with the passing of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 narrows the set of acts which are punishable under the War Crimes Act. As for punishment in an international court it does not seem likely as well since the US is not a member of the ICC and neither is Iraq. Only way for a case to go forward if the Security Council referred it to the ICC but guess who has a veto on the Security Council? The best thing seems to be to get a Democrat in office in 2008 as all the Republicans (except McCain) seem intent on continuing torture.