All you Yanks know this, but still I want to post good news sometimes.

The Guardian reports that Congress is “About to clash with Bush on Torture Techniques.”

Senate and House officials have included the ban on waterboarding – condemned by human rights groups as a form of torture – in their respective bills authorising 2008 spending for intelligence programmes.

This adds to the Habeas Corpus action on Gitmo and the new rules to put at least some control US “security” firms in Iraq.

Plus the apparent stepping back from a war with Iran, which is the best news of all. Thank you,Toutatis.

(Note mention of suitable Druid deity. For the Exterminator)