Former US secretary of state Colin Powell, seen here in 2004, sent a letter to Senator John McCain, R-AZ, condemning the administration's plan to change rules governing detainee treatment. Bush rejected Powell's warning saying, "If there's any comparison between the compassion and decency of the American people and the terrorist tactics of extremists, it's flawed logic."(AFP/File/Luke Frazza)
Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. is seen through a door window as he talks with Boston College students before addressing the First Year Academic Convocation on the university campus in Boston Monday night Sept. 18, 2006. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)