Fast friends

See? All that talk of friction between Condi and Rummy was bunk. Sure they might not agree on how many thousands of mistakes the administration made in invading Iraq (including invading Iraq), but when it comes to the important business of hiding prisoners from the International Committee of the Red Cross, they're right on the same page and working together famously.

The United States has again refused the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) access to terrorism suspects held in secret detention centers, the humanitarian agency said on Friday.

The overnight statement was issued after talks in Washington between ICRC President Jakob Kellenberger and senior officials, including Secretary of State
Condoleezza Rice, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley.

"Mr. Kellenberger deplored the fact that the U.S. authorities had not moved closer to granting the ICRC access to persons held in undisclosed locations," the Geneva-based agency said.

Kellenberger said: "No matter how legitimate the grounds for detention, there exists no right to conceal a person's whereabouts or to deny that he or she is being detained."

Just like two peas in a pod. Or a CIA black site detention center. Either or.