torture is wrong

In May of 2009, President Obama instituted a new and improved Military Commissions process.

Military prosecutors in the Al Nashiri trial, conducted under the Military Commissions Act, say they cannot and will not promise to release the defendant if he is acquitted. The military prosecutors have filed a brief asking the judge to withhold this from the jury. “The U.S. military tribunal for the USS Cole bombing suspect has no power to free a captive found innocent of war crimes but shouldn't be told the terror suspect could be held for life anyway, Pentagon prosecutors said in a court document made public Wednesday”  Article

“As president, I will close Guantanamo, reject the Military Commissions Act, and adhere to the Geneva Conventions. Our Constitution and laws such as our Uniform Code of Military Justice provide a framework for dealing with the terrorists.  The Administration has put forward a false choice between adhering to domestic and international law and providing security to the American people. These legal regimes exist precisely to keep us safe, and I will make clear that my Administration has faith in the rule of law".  — Candidate Barack Obama, 2008 

from the interview: “[W]e passed laws that Congress endorsed and embraced, like the Terrorist Surveillance Program, military tribunals and enhanced interrogation techniques. The enhanced interrogation techniques are available to presidents if they so choose to use them.”  George Bush 

An article on Think Progress with Bush statement from The Dallas Morning News. Note the transcript and link to audio of the interview with the new UN Torture Rapporteur, Juan Mendez.