McCain says torture did not lead to bin Laden

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Associated Press
McCain says torture did not lead to bin Laden
Associated Press, 05.12.11, 10:52 AM EDT

WASHINGTON -- The top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committees is insisting that enhanced interrogation techniques were not a factor in the discovery of Osama bin Laden's whereabouts and he rejected any form of torture.

In a speech on the Senate floor Thursday, Arizona's John McCain said that waterboarding and other harsh interrogation techniques are not necessary to the U.S. success in the war on terror. He said former Attorney General Michael Mukasey was wrong when he claimed harsh interrogation had led to bin Laden. McCain said he got the facts from CIA Director Leon Panetta and they contradicted Mukasey's claim.

McCain was a prisoner of war for five and a half years in North Vietnam. He said the U.S. should not compromise its deepest values by using torture tactics.



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[fascisthunter]

1. this oughta upset the sociopaths who defend the practice or torture

[think]

2. McCain can be all right when he's not running for prez

It's good when politicians embrace the truth rather than perpetuate lies...

[RamboLiberal]

3. +1 - I lost a ton of respect for him in 2008