Hadley Says Policy Forbids *Torture (*too quaint for bush)

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Bush Adviser Says Policy Forbids Torture

POSTED: 4:24 am EST November 3, 2005

UPDATED: 4:24 am EST November 3, 2005

WASHINGTON -- President Bush's directive banning the torture of terror suspects applies to all prisoners _ even if held in a secret prison reportedly set up by the CIA for its most important al-Qaida captives, a senior administration official said Wednesday.


National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley would not confirm or deny the existence of a secret, Soviet-era compound in Eastern Europe that was described in a Washington Post account. The story said the facility was part of a covert prison system set up nearly four years ago that at various times has included sites in eight countries.

Hadley said that "while we have to do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorist attacks and to win the war on terror, the president has been very clear that we're going to do that in a way that is consistent with our values."