Rice Defends U.S. Treatment of Detainees

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - Amid rising debate over America's legal and moral obligations in the treatment of suspected or potential terrorists, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States will always play by international rules.

The top U.S. diplomat was traveling Thursday to Middle Eastern nations where President Bush is unpopular and the U.S. terror detention camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is shorthand for a foreign policy seen as discriminatory to Muslims.

"For the United States, an essential element of the rule of law has always been and still remains law among nations," Rice told an American Bar Association international law gathering Wednesday. "We have always respected our international legal obligations and we have led the world in developing new international law."

The first stop on Rice's trip is Bahrain, for an international meeting meant to promote democracy, development and accountable government in the Middle East. She has a full agenda in Saudi Arabia, which has been working to rebuild a network of political and economic contacts with the United States, a long-standing ally estranged by the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051110/ap_on_go_pr_wh/rice;_

developing new international law, like Dick's torture law? :puke:

[fooj]

1. I hate these people.

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[ErisFiveFingers]

2. Spreading our principles of democracy and freedom...

Like waterboarding.

[MojoXN]

3. Lip service, anyone?

[Dances with Cats]

5. MojoNX

Where is Sikd Roper thee days?

[Dances with Cats]

7. spell check

Read "SKID" Roper...sorry....

[MojoXN]

10. I'm confused...

Who or what is Skid Roper?

MojoXN

[Dances with Cats]

4. Rice

Rice is a traitor to her race, her gender, and her country. She is also one of histories most accomplished liars....

[classysassy]

21. Rice

your statement is so true,that tramp is a disgrace to the human race.

[MurrayDelph]

24. Actually, she is a TERRIBLE liar

but, she doesn't let that stop her from doing it.

FREQUENTLY!

[nadinbrzezinski]

6. led opeartive word, not leading

Hey this woman belongs at the Hague... we can create new standards with a nuremberg II trial...

Or alternatively, you think she'll mind too much if I practice toe nail removal on her? I mean com'on torutre is so effective... after all... I will make her sing, I promise...

They make me sick...

[jobycom]

8. It's good that they are having to defend themselves so much lately

Means people are asking.

[anitar1]

9. The evil bitch speaks. n/t

[Kahuna]

11. "...we have led the world in developing new international law."

The only problem with that statement is that the world isn't on board with your "new international law." Half the world believes you to be war criminals.

[leftchick]

12. This is what the Muslim world sees when you speak your lies condi

What a waste of taxpayer money sending her to the Mideast "where bush is unpopular"! And isn't that a joke in itself, BUSH IS UNPOPULAR AROUND THE WORLD you asshats.

[Just Me]

13. You offer below zero credibility, Missy!

I'll bet she's just further p*ssing off those in the M.E. who have already studied U.S. policies on torture (it's okay short of death, although that will happen from time to time).

I' so sick of these people. They have aptly snuffed what light this country offered as a democracy.

[Adelante]

14. Please let's get an investigation into this horror

Take it to the top. Sign the petition in my sig line. Let's get something DONE about this.

I fucking want to scream - these people are scum.

[leesa]

15. Is there an international legal obligation we haven't violated since these

criminals have been in office?

Why aren't you in jail, Condi?

[ladjf]

16. In light of her track record for lying, why would anyone listen to

anything she had to say?

[murray hill farm]

17. I almost did not read this post for that very reason...but..

then...did it anyway..ha! i knew it would be the standard scripted lies...and it was...the fun thing is that although they all, somehow..think that it still works...the blatant lies slapped in the face of reality...it does not...the world and now the majority of even the sheeple in the usa, see the lies as what they are....lies.

[ladjf]

18. Yes. Ultimately, lies will lose out to truth. Unfortunately, sometimes

it takes more than a lifetime for that to happen.

[gratuitous]

19. Shorter Rice:

Who are you going to believe: Me or your own eyes?

[Javaman]

20. She's a pig

[antonialee839]

22. Does this woman ever tell the truth? She is insane.

[Martin Eden]

23. If the MSM had any integrity, it would rake her over the coals ...

... for making such obviously false statements. The fact that the Secretary Of State can utter such blatant lies and not be called to the carpet for it is sad testimony to failure of the supposedly free press in this country.

[VegasWolf]

25. Rice can't see the problem with electrodes on the testicles. nt