Bush Says He Must Torture Suspects Or The Terrorists Win

Anne Plummer Flaherty for AP reports : The White House and three powerful GOP senators reached an impasse Wednesday over a Bush administration plan to allow tough CIA interrogations, underscoring election-season divisions among Republicans on the high profile issue of security. In a direct challenge to President Bush, Sen. John Warner (news, bio, voting record), chairman of the Armed Services Committee, said his panel would meet Thursday to finalize an alternative to the White House plan to prosecute terror suspects and redefine acts that constitute war crimes. Warner, R-Va., said the administration proposal would lower the standard for the treatment of prisoners, potentially putting U.S. troops at risk should other countries retaliate. The White House said Warner's proposal would undermine the nation's ability to interrogate prisoners… via Steve Soto, who urges the Democrats to filibuster Specter's horrific bill