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2004-06-23 Home Front: Politix
WH says documents show U.S. didn’t approve torture
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Posted by Rafael 2004-06-23 12:13:45 AM|| || Front Page|| [11131 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Mike Sylwester, pick up your courtesy phone.
Posted by someone 2004-06-23 12:23:01 AM||   2004-06-23 12:23:01 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 What scandal, you lame twit (Leahy)? Abu Ghraib is a case of criminal acts dealt with by internal investigation and courts martial -- none of it sparked or materially affected by media, senators, or the ICRC. Criminal violations elsewhere are, uh, criminal violations. No cover-up, no foot-dragging, no b.s., no nothing -- where's the scandal?
Posted by Verlaine 2004-06-23 12:24:08 AM||   2004-06-23 12:24:08 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 But anyway,
Donald Rumsfeld rejected the use of more aggressive methods
Why on earth did he do that?
Posted by someone 2004-06-23 12:24:34 AM||   2004-06-23 12:24:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Although I know my boy "W" lied on this matter, I still respect and agree with his resolve; you just gotta love this "plausible deniability"!!
Posted by smn  2004-06-23 1:43:54 AM||   2004-06-23 1:43:54 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Wow. 3 Turds in 6 minutes. That's why smnnnnn is a Master. Deeply colorfully. More!
Posted by .com 2004-06-23 1:46:52 AM|| [http://www.amble.com/images/ia-1984.jpg]  2004-06-23 1:46:52 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 No, Bush didn't lie. Read the article and related AP articles; Bush specifically stated that torture was unacceptable, and he said so at the time, not just recently. Please point out the "lie" to us.
Posted by Steve White  2004-06-23 1:47:21 AM||   2004-06-23 1:47:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 bushissuchalar!!whenheandrumsfeldsaynotheymeanyes!
Posted by Comment Top  2004-06-23 1:58:32 AM||   2004-06-23 1:58:32 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 Liar? Lets hear it!
Posted by Lucky 2004-06-23 2:00:49 AM||   2004-06-23 2:00:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Obviously, anyone with an IQ over 122 will realize that "torture" as defined in "W's" mind, was none of the coersion 'ordered' at Abu Graib!
Posted by smn  2004-06-23 2:13:02 AM||   2004-06-23 2:13:02 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 Master smnnnn! Thank you! You're so obvious! And rightly! So! Excellent turd, thank you. Thank you very much!
Posted by .com 2004-06-23 2:16:21 AM||   2004-06-23 2:16:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#11 I agree, #3. I would have expected more from Rummy. Water simulated torture is good by me and by most Americans, I would wager. Like Senator Leahy from Vermont[how many electoral votes in Vermont?] represents anyone with an iota of common sense...are there any GI's from Vermont? Howard Dean is the only person I can associate with Vermont and that's a rather damning association...
Posted by rex 2004-06-23 3:04:21 AM||   2004-06-23 3:04:21 AM|| Front Page Top

#12 #7, spaces is our friend (and in your case...mebbe ritalin too)
Posted by Valentine 2004-06-23 5:52:57 AM||   2004-06-23 5:52:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#13 The idiots at Abu Ghraib were disobeying orders, not following them. What a pity you haven't bothered to read any of the facts of the case.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-06-23 7:13:25 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-06-23 7:13:25 AM|| Front Page Top

#14 As I was turning the TV off to go to work this morning the guy on Foc News was holding up a newspaper with the headline "Rumsfeld Ordered Harsh Treatment" and then debunked the article. The headline was supposedly based on the recently released documents. I didn't catch the newspaper's name, darn it. This is why I have a very hard time believing anything in newspapers any more.
Posted by Deacon Blues 2004-06-23 7:24:51 AM||   2004-06-23 7:24:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#15 Valentine: good call - coffee alert!!! bwahahahaha
Posted by Anon1 2004-06-23 9:05:51 AM||   2004-06-23 9:05:51 AM|| Front Page Top

#16 Valentine: ares 'is' our friend too
Posted by Dcreeper 2004-06-23 11:23:59 AM||   2004-06-23 11:23:59 AM|| Front Page Top

#17 CNN Retracts Rumsfeld Allegation
Posted by Dragon Fly  2004-06-23 12:45:07 PM||   2004-06-23 12:45:07 PM|| Front Page Top

#18 how many electoral votes in Vermont?

The number to be counted to shall be... three!

Sen. Leahy, please shut your god damned mouth. Got any new secrets you'd like to leak out of committee, asshat?
Posted by Raj  2004-06-23 12:58:37 PM|| [http://angrycyclist.blogspot.com]  2004-06-23 12:58:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#19 One, two, five!
Posted by Dar  2004-06-23 1:40:23 PM||   2004-06-23 1:40:23 PM|| Front Page Top

#20 Please no happy hand grenande jokes....
aw hell....
somebody hit it!
Posted by Shipman 2004-06-23 3:01:44 PM||   2004-06-23 3:01:44 PM|| Front Page Top

#21 Letting lawyers run a war -- a good idea?
Posted by virginian 2004-06-23 7:31:59 PM||   2004-06-23 7:31:59 PM|| Front Page Top

#22 Cry 'Havoc'and let slip the lawyers of war..

(I know... someday I'll come up with one that works...)
Posted by Pappy 2004-06-23 11:08:30 PM||   2004-06-23 11:08:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#23 Why hasn't Mike "I only care that we get good information" Sylwester bothered to comment here?

My theory? This story destroys his position, so he's ignoring it.
Posted by Robert Crawford  2004-06-23 11:12:36 PM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/]  2004-06-23 11:12:36 PM|| Front Page Top

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