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"I told him I was sorry for the humiliation suffered by the Iraqi prisoners and the humiliation suffered by their families."
GEORGE W. BUSH, U.S. President, recounting a conversation he had with Jordan's King Abdullah II at the White House last week about the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by U.S. soldiers

"This is no different than what happens at the Skull and Bones initiation ... I'm talking about people having a good time."
RUSH LIMBAUGH, conservative American radio talk-show host, comparing the abuse of Iraqi prisoners to alleged hazing rituals at a Yale University secret...

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