What can one say, Stephen?
Just that I'm afraid he'll pass his time in gentle reflection on what
a Great Leader he was at his ranch in Texas, & none of them will ever
face a World Court on these charges. It sucks, but that's probably
what's going to happen. Look at where Tony Blair is now.
Doug
On 7-Mar-08, at 4:33 PM, Stephen Vincent wrote:
> The "Decider" Decides to Torture no matter What. To put these people
> on trial for the support and commission of War Crimes is not going
> to come too soon (as it must).
> Let's hope the Presidential candidates will make this into the
> campaign. We know the "monster" now, too well.
>
>
> WASHINGTON - The White House says President Bush will veto
> legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using
> waterboarding — a technique that simulates drowning — and other
> harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.
>
> Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to
> prevent future attacks. Supporters of the legislation argue that it
> preserves the United States' right to collect critical intelligence
> while boosting the country's moral standing abroad.
>
> "The bill would take away one of the most valuable tools on the war
> on terror, the CIA program to detain and question key terrorist
> leaders and operatives," deputy White House press secretary Tony
> Fratto said Friday.
>
> The bill would restrict the CIA to using only the 19 interrogation
> techniques listed in the Army field manual.
>
> The legislation would bar the CIA from using waterboarding, sensory
> deprivation or other coercive methods to break a prisoner who
> refuses to answer questions. Those practices were banned by the
> military in 2006.
>
> The legislation cleared the House in December and won Senate
> approval last month.
>
>
>
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