Shout Out to "Frontline"

If you have not seen the latest "Frontline" investigative piece about the Pentagon's micromanaged policy of torture and humiliation from Guantanamo Bay to Abu Ghraib and beyond, do yourself a favor and check listings to make sure you do not miss it. The story is spellbinding. While it doesn't necessarily reveal much new information -- in-depth articles on such issues have appeared elsewhere, perhaps most notably in The New York Times -- this is still well worth seeing. Perhaps most helpful, "Frontline" connects Gitmo and Abu Ghraib in a narrative that very much explains the machinations that set up the brutality of coalition interrogations.

Thank God for Sen. John McCain and the anti-torture and prisoner abuse measure he authored. And thank God only nine idiotic senators voted against it (unfortunately, Oklahoma's two senators were among the nine), therefore reminding us that turning around the hearts and minds of deeply entrenched ignorance and apathy doesn't happen overnight.