Bassioni rules: torture is not torture if handled delicately and royally

""The situation has evolved because the king and certainly the crown prince are much more committed to the rule of law and human rights than other persons in the government and the Al-Khalifa clan," he said in a phone interview late Thursday.  "It leads me to believe that on his [the Interior Minister's] part there was never a policy of excessive use of force or torture...that doesn't mean it didn't happen. I think it was a case of people at the lower level acting, and there not being an effective chain of communication, control.""  (thanks Basim)