Bush to Veto Bill Banning Waterboarding

[lovuian]

http://breakingnews.nypost.com/dynamic/stories/B/BUSH_TORTURE?SITE=NYNYP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-03-07-20-33-12

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Bush will veto legislation on Saturday that would have barred the CIA from using waterboarding - a technique that simulates drowning - and other harsh interrogation methods on terror suspects.

Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to prevent future attacks. Supporters of the legislation argue that it preserves the United States' right to collect critical intelligence while boosting the country's moral standing abroad.

"The bill would take away one of the most valuable tools on the war on terror, the CIA program to detain and question key terrorist leaders and operatives," deputy White House press secretary Tony Fratto said Friday.

The bill would restrict the CIA to using only the 19 interrogation techniques listed in the Army field manual.
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that says it all Bush is a war criminal and believes in torturing prisoners
He should be charged by the world courts

[defendandprotect]

1. Bush should be in jail --- all of them!!!

[lovuian]

3. agree

the Geneva Convention just was thrown out the window

[defendandprotect]

6. ....I love Amnesty International, but obviously when we get power shifts

that are as stong as this one going on, there is little opposition and much fear, IMO.

For too long we've had government by thuggery, theft, and violence ---
and when those characteristics appear it's hard to blame many for running for cover ---

Plus, even when good information appears which would overturn some of this evil, no one is
powerful enough to really get the information across.

Meanwhile, our "free press" is not running around telling the public that we have government by
corruption and violence --- !!!

It's been fearful cheerleaders and/or willing cheerleaders ---

[Rex]

2. 'Bush has said the bill would harm the government's ability to prevent future attacks.'

Thanks George Orwell Bush.

[defendandprotect]

7. Waterboarding = winning = democracy

Sick f****s ---

[SeattleGirl]

4. I guess George wants the US to be number one in another area:

Gross violation of civil rights.

:grr: :grr: :grr:

[nadinbrzezinski]

5. There are days that I am all but proud to be an American

and this is one of them¡

[magellan]

8. The moment he vetos the ban on an outlawed form of torture, the Dems will move to impeach

Right?

I'd better put this: :sarcasm:

[Swamp Rat]

9. Of course