A bipartisan group of 200 former government officials, retired generals and religious leaders issued a statement Wednesday calling for a presidential order to outlaw some interrogation and detention practices used by the Bush administration over the last six years. The executive order they seek would commit the government to using only interrogation methods that the United States would find acceptable if used by another country against American soldiers or civilians. It would also outlaw secret detentions, used since 2001 by the Central Intelligence Agency, and prohibit the transfer of prisoners to countries that use torture or cruel treatment. The CIA has allowed terrorism suspects to be taken to such countries. Among the signers is George Shultz, secretary of state under President Ronald Reagan. "It's a good time to step...
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