Snow:Cheney denying comments were specifically referring to practice known as "water boarding"

[dajoki]

Raw Story
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/White_House_spokesman_spars_with_press_1027.html

White House spokesman spars with press regarding Cheney's torture 'admission'

David Edwards and Ron Brynaert
Published: Friday October 27, 2006


In this afternoon's briefing, White House spokesman Tony Snow sparred with the press regarding Vice President Dick Cheney's torture "admission."

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Snow told the press that Cheney was denying that his comments were specifically referring to the practice known as "water boarding," which was seen as the first admission by a Bush administration official that terrorist detainees has been subjected to the practice which even some Republican Senators consider torture.

"You know as a matter of common sense that the vice president of the United States is not going to be talking about water boarding. Never would, never does, never will," Snow said. "You think Dick Cheney's going to slip up on something like this? No, come on."

"You say that Vice President Cheney doesn't make mistakes like this, he did go up and curse a senator to his face on the Senate floor, and accidentally shot his friend," a reporter pointed out. "So he's not perfect."

As members of the press challenged Snow over and over again, the White House press secretary insisted that the vice president was maintaining that he did not make any comments about water boarding and that the question asked of Cheney was loosely worded.
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Does Tony not remember this?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15431835/from/RS.1 /

Dick Cheney, US vice-president, has endorsed the use of "water boarding" for terror suspects and confirmed that the controversial interrogation technique was used on Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the senior al-Qaeda operative now being held at Guantánamo Bay.

[Lindacooks]

1. So is that a flip-flop, or a plain old LIE?

You can't get away with this crap with all those internets tubes flying around, Darth.

[jayctravis]

13. It's a "What the Vice President meant to say was..."

[chelsea0011]

2. It really is a "no-brainer". Cheney and his ilk really are dead from the

neck up.

[Double T]

3. Snowjob: You heard what HE said, But what you heard is NOT what HE meant.

BULLSHIT!!!!

[bluerum]

4. Yes, when I say the words "water boarding", I am not really saying

"water boarding".

"You say that Vice President Cheney doesn't make mistakes like this, he did go up and curse a senator to his face on the Senate floor, and accidentally shot his friend," a reporter pointed out. "So he's not perfect."

Perfect?

He's a fucking lying POS. You know on second thought, he is a perfect fucking lying POS.

[swag]

5. He was really talking about bobbing for apples.

[grizmaster]

6. Doh!

busted again


How many times was it bush DIDN'T say stay the course?

[whistle]

7. This is all PR damage control, Cheney lies

[NanceGreggs]

8. Interesting choice of words ...

"You think Dick Cheney's going to slip up on something like this?"

Sounds like Snow is saying that Cheney would never "slip up" by admitting the truth, rather than saying he never would have endorsed such a thing.

Even their spinmeisters are losing it ...

[dajoki]

10. That is exactly...

what hit me when I read it.

[Supersedeas]

11. at least not 'specifically' -- vaguely, innuendo -- but no specifics (heh-heh)

[williesgirl]

9. It's the ONLY HONEST words out of his mouth in a decade - recommended

[dajoki]

12. Here's a good one...

http://www.kxmc.com/getARticle.asp?ArticleId=59392

[truthisfreedom]

14. it's not that Dems are weak on terror. it's that Cheney and Bush are weak

on the Truth. they absolutely cannot speak the Truth, because by committing to the Truth, they are potentially opening up the doors of the Hague.

[Jack Rabbit]

15. We'll let the tribunal straighten it out

The Palace of Peace
The Hague
Home of the International Criminal Court

Photo from the Dossier Nederland (The Netherlands)