<html> <body> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> But he used to be just fine with torture not too long ago.  It seems more like he’s distancing himself from Cheney and company than any sudden realization of scruples.  </blockquote> I think that's a pretty fair assessment, I was basing my subject line about his 'pay grade' remark. Guess torture in your own backyard pay better than in Iraq. I don't think Negroponte would know a scruple if it introduced itself, gave him a business card, then bit him on the ass, the guy's a walking resume for American imperial policy over the last 35 years. PC <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> N Paul Childs 5967-157 Avenue Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T5Y 2P3 e-fax 413-683-9725 _______________________________________________________ 'Gee thanks, your validation means oh, so much to me'. -Art 'Bones' MacDesalavo</body> </html>