Who's in Charge Here?

Here's my favorite quote of the day, from the U.S. Embassy in Iraq, in response to US troops "discovering" some 170 detainees in Iraqi custody, some of whom showed signs of torture:

""We have made clear to the Iraqi government that there must not be militia or sectarian control of Iraqi security forces, facilities or ministries," the embassy said. "We do not tolerate any abuse of detainees in Iraq. . . . The Iraqi government must take measures to ensure this kind of thing does not happen again."" (from "Iraq's Interior Minister Says Reports of Torture Exaggerated," K.I. Ibrahim, Special to The Washington Post, Thursday, November 17, 2005).

When will those darn Iraqis learn that only the CIA is allowed to torture detainees?