American self-parody alert

This headline and subhed would be funny if they weren't so sad:

U.S. Says It Fears Detainee Abuse in Repatriation

The release of suspects from Guantanamo Bay has been stymied by concerns that prisoners may not be treated humanely by their own governments.


From the article: "It is kind of ironic that the U.S. government is placing conditions on other countries that it would not follow itself in Guantánamo or Abu Ghraib," said a Middle Eastern diplomat from one of the countries involved in the talks. He asked not to be named to avoid criticizing the United States in the name of his government." (emphasis added).

Sigh.