Headline of the day! :: "White House declines to totally rule out torture"

[jefferson_dem]

WASHINGTON (AFP) - In an important clarification of President George W. Bush's earlier statement, a top White House official refused to unequivocally rule out the use of torture, arguing the US administration was duty-bound to protect Americans from terrorist attack.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20051113/pl_afp/usattackstorture

You gotta love this lede from the AFP. White House declines to totally rule out torture, and they refuse to take positions on spousal abuse and abusing kittens too.

[babylonsister]

1. Who's flip floppin' now? nt

[wtmusic]

2. They're not torture, they're enhanced interrogation techniques

The US would never condone torture.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

3. Iraqi civilians decline to totally rule out fighting the

occupation... not overjoyed that it still was/is their father's Abu Ghraib.

[wtmusic]

4. '44 percent (of Americans) said torture is often or sometimes justified'

torture is never justified. Ever. WTF have we come to.

[SammyWinstonJack]

8. Those 44 percent better hope they never fall prey to torture, instigated

by their own government's actions and condoning of torture world wide. Proud to American? Not me!

[Ian David]

12. Only justified if used on those who think it's justified. Libby first!

And then Karl Rove next!

[Roland99]

5. Utter arrogance. Complete and utter arrogance.

Criminal arrogance.

[ElectroPrincess]

6. So IF Congress passes a "No Torture" Law, The WH will ignore?

This Executive Branch is NOT above the law!

We need a true balance of power.

Congress, Please don't back off now?!?

[Roland99]

7. Hadley and Cheney are working to negotiate some loopholes, it seems.

Unbelievable. I mean, seriously. These people truly have no qualm with being the criminal bastards they are.

The only difference between them and brutal dictators like Saddam is simply a matter of scale.

[jefferson_dem]

10. Chimpy MAY make that his very first veto.

Just when some thought public perception of him couldn't get ANY lower.

[wtmusic]

11. It already has

The War Crimes Act of 1996 (USC Title 18 Part I Ch 118 § 2441) makes any violations of Geneva punishable by imprisonment and/or death.

All of these idiots should be in jail.

[TahitiNut]

9. Remember, 'laws' are only good if they stop OTHER PEOPLE from doing things

The GOPhascists really do think that laws are how they tell OTHER PEOPLE what they can and cannot do! That's the way they enforce them, too!

A few misleading statements about a blow-job? Impeachable.
A campaign of LIES and FRAUDS that lead to war crimes, the death of tens of thousands, and plunder for corporate cronies? Reelectable!