Torture time machine

New York Times Op-Ed columnist Bob Herbert makes some reasonable observations on the treatment supposedly inflicted on large numbers of detainees by US Forces. He does get a bit carried away, though:

If you pay close attention to what is already known about the sadistic and barbaric treatment of prisoners by the U.S., you can begin to wonder how far we've come from the Middle Ages. The alleged heretics hauled before the Inquisition were not permitted to face their accusers or mount a defense. Innocence was irrelevant. Torture was the preferred method of obtaining confessions.

Yeah, Bob it's the Middle Ages all over again. When's the next drawing and quartering or burning at the stake? Some liberals just can't keep it on an even keel, can they?