The Pentagon has decided to omit from new detainee policies a key tenet of the Geneva Convention that explicitly bans 'humiliating and degrading treatment,' according to knowledgeable military officials, a step that would mark a further, potentially permanent, shift away from strict adherence to international human rights standards.Go read the whole article - there are some great quotes.
Steps like this permanently prevent the U.S. from claiming the moral high ground in any conflict. This could not be what is intended.
