The editors of the Washington Posttell us that the United States must put Iranian torture of prisoners on the agenda for upcoming talks:The obvious lack of due process for leading regime opponents contravenes international human rights standards that Iran claims to respect. The cases of torture and rape of prisoners courageously documented by opposition presidential candidate Mehdi Karroubi should be as worthy of discussion as the non-nuclear subjects that Iran wants to bring up.Ahem!Andrew Sullivan says:Has it occurred to Fred Hiatt [editorial page editor of the Washington Post] that the days in which America could lecture any other country on torture of prisoners are over?

Jimmy Carter may well have overstated his case about the racial undertones of those criticising the President, but that doesn’t mean his argument has no merit. Yes, a lot of those who object to Obama’s politics do so from reasonable grounds, even if you happen to disagree with them. But there is a significant constituency who are opposed to the President for the simple reason that he is black.