Rep. Chris Shays has now clarified his Wednesday remarks about Abu Ghairb, in which Shays asserted that what happened at the notorious prison "wasn't torture" and was just a "sex ring." Shays acknowledged to the Associated Press today that what happened at the prison was in fact torture. But he offered a curious qualification, saying "it was torture because sex abuse is torture." He added that his earlier remarks had been prompted by photos of "naked Iraqis, naked Americans, Americans having sex." It was unclear from his comments which disturbed Shays more -- the images of abuse or the images of sex.

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