Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Even after interrogators informed CIA headquarters Abu Zubaydah had told them all he knew, according to a newly released Justice Department memo, they were told to carry out harsh questioning anyway because CIA leaders in Washington insisted he knew more — setting off a quiet crisis inside the government. "You've got people … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Nov. 29, 2007 – (AP) Republican presidential candidate John McCain reminded people Thursday that some Japanese were tried and hanged for torturing American prisoners during World War II with techniques that included waterboarding. "There should be little doubt from American history that we consider that as torture otherwise we … Read more
Posted by AzBlueMeanie: Speaking to reporters today following a meeting, President Obama defended his decision to release memos in which senior Bush administration officials approved interrogation techniques that have been widely denounced as torture. He said the memos "reflected, in my view, us losing our moral bearings," adding, "That's why I've discontinued those enhanced interrogation … Read more
by David SafierNo more than occasional blogging for awhile.
by David SafierNow he's bowing to a dog and gettting ready to knee-cap someone who's probably an important friend of freedom. What will we tell the children?