And Kissinger's still running around loose too.
Hal
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On Mar 8, 2008, at 11:22 AM, Douglas Barbour wrote:
> 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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