Pentagon: Geneva what?

Army Manual to Skip Geneva Detainee Rule - Los Angeles Times: "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."

Now, I won't disagree that the world has changed since 9/11. I will even admit that we have to fight this new war in new ways. But can't we just say that we're going to abide by the rules of the game? If we are the best, most powerful and most moral nation, how can we ignore the Geneva Convention?

I'm beginning to think that these people are turning this into a different country than the one I love.