Sir Martin's retort actually fuels the row and may even overshadow the interrogation of Tony Blair.
The Justice Department official who confirmed the likelihood of an inquiry said it was not likely to focus on those legal opinions, the lawyers who wrote them or anyone who acted within the boundaries they set, even though the ground rules for interrogations have shifted.
Even though the defendants confessed on camera, the interrogations were not videotaped.
For many years, Sumption told them, the US and the UK had a "highly productive intelligence relationship" even though the two countries disagreed about some "interrogation techniques".
The interrogations stretched from July through September, even though the personnel at the detention site said Gul seemed to have little information.
Even though the president stated that he has "serious reservations" regarding the detention, interrogation and prosecution of suspected terrorists, and even though he emphasizes that his administration will not indefinitely militarily detain American citizens without trial, what happens after he is no longer in office?
The release of the numbers is likely to become part of the debate about the morality and efficacy of interrogation methods that the Justice Department under the Bush administration declared legal even though the United States had historically treated them as torture.
Even though the proposed method may not be as accurate as traditional numerical methods, it gives a rapid "feel" of the design to its creator during the interrogation stage.
Yet, even though the psychiatrist didn't believe that Thornwell had "voluntarily compromised government secret information," he recommended that the experimental interrogations continue.
Even though the White House, citing national security, has offered not a single verifiable example of an act of terrorism prevented by "additional" interrogation techniques, they believe that Americans accept such a rationale.
