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2005-12-08 | ||
"We've got to stop this torture," McCain told radio host Don Imus. "If you torture somebody, they're going to tell you what they think you want to know in order to make the pain stop," he complained.
"Right now," McCain complained, "we have prisons, apparently, set up in different places in the world where we're keeping people for years." His comments come as Dr. Rice meets with European leaders to assure them that claims about ongoing torture are baseless. "The United States does not condone torture," she told a German audience on Tuesday. "It is against U.S. law to be involved in torture or conspiracy to commit torture. And it is also against U.S. international obligations and the President has made it very clear that U.S. personnel will operate within U.S. law and within our international obligations." Rice also indicated, however, that interrogations conducted in the foreign prisons referenced by McCain have been productive, telling reporters, "The intelligence we gathered has helped to stop terrorist attacks and saved innocent lives in Europe - as well as in the United States and other countries." | ||
Posted by:Captain America |
#16 Man needs to shutup and go away |
Posted by: djohn66 2005-12-08 20:41 |
#15 McCain's just being a media whore. What is the point of beating this (non)issue into the ground, otherwise? |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2005-12-08 19:48 |
#14 Thanks for the big help, Senator. This will be remembered come primary time. |
Posted by: eLarson 2005-12-08 19:32 |
#13 Does he have any proof? Or is he just jerking off for the cameras again? Senators know everything....just ask them |
Posted by: Frank G 2005-12-08 19:23 |
#12 Does he have any proof? Or is he just jerking off for the cameras again? Besides the terrorists do not deserve Geneva Convention protections! In fact unless we strictly deny them the protections (i.e. by executing them as illegal combatants in the field - and then telling EVERYONE about it and WHY!) there is on incentive for anyone else to follow the GC with our soldiers. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2005-12-08 18:25 |
#11 It will have to snow 2' deep on Graceland before I would ever vote for the misguided photo-op junkie McCain. |
Posted by: Evil Elvis 2005-12-08 17:29 |
#10 I've a theory that McCain will nevery seriously run for president because it would interfere with his ressurektion. |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-12-08 17:29 |
#9 Torture? I have not heard of dozens and dozens of perps falling out of choppers to feed sharks... What is he talking about? Oh wait, wrong country. That was some nations way way south of the Rio Grande ... sorry... |
Posted by: 3dc 2005-12-08 17:20 |
#8 If anything ever convinces me that we need to ban torture it will be John McCain's endless grandstanding. Every time he opens his mouth it's a crime against humanity. |
Posted by: Iblis 2005-12-08 17:14 |
#7 Victims of crimes are not allowed on Juries of such crimes courts. Mccain was tortured and therefore has no buisness making judgements on torture he is uncontrolably biased an cannot make a reasoned decision. Torture is a nessacary evil I believe in Geneva Conventions but only if the other side honors them aswell. Torture does work and yes the enemy does of course tell you lies and what you want to hear at first same thing with regular interogation that is the whole idea of a trained Interrogator and comparing notes you take all the info provided and decide what is real and not confirm this and that confront inconsistancy ect.... its part of the process with or without torture Mccain knows this but pushes the half truth to support his biased view from victimhood. |
Posted by: C-Low 2005-12-08 16:48 |
#6 Article: "If you torture somebody, they're going to tell you what they think you want to know in order to make the pain stop," he complained. Actually, confessions are checkable. This is why a confession alone will not get someone convicted in court. Torture doesn't mean we suspend our normal investigative procedures whereby things are checked and cross-checked for consistency. And some things can't really be the subject of a false confession. An arms cache is either there or it isn't. An IED is either there or it isn't. If the guy provides a false series of confessions, it will rapidly become clear that he probably doesn't have any more information to give. This doesn't mean he is innocent. These guys were either captured weapons in hand or have incriminating materials on hand. |
Posted by: Zhang Fei 2005-12-08 16:47 |
#5 If you wanna stop torture, Senator, do me a favor and tell Don Anus to hang it up. |
Posted by: tu3031 2005-12-08 16:46 |
#4 He's a nut. Bet he blows up bigger than Deano Bachi. |
Posted by: Shipman 2005-12-08 16:45 |
#3 "If you torture somebody, they're going to tell you what they think you want to know in order to make the pain stop," he complained. I wonder how McCain figured that out... |
Posted by: Edward Yee 2005-12-08 16:40 |
#2 "We've got to stop this torture," McCain told radio host Don Imus. and yes, Two dimwits stuck on stupid are is was will always be TORTURE. |
Posted by: Red Dog 2005-12-08 16:28 |
#1 "If you torture somebody, they're going to tell you what they think you want to know in order to make the pain stop," he complained. How about you make MY PAIN STOP Senator? Just sit down and shut up, you ain't in charge and hopefully never WILL BE! |
Posted by: Besoeker 2005-12-08 16:17 |