Bush in Panama--"We Do Not Torture"

[smoogatz]

But we oppose the McCain amendment(s) barring the use of torture. I guess we just want to keep our options open.


From Yahoo:

PANAMA CITY, Panama - President Bush vigorously defended U.S. interrogation practices in the war on terror Monday and lobbied against a congressional drive to outlaw torture.

"There's an enemy that lurks and plots and plans and wants to hurt America again," Bush said. "So you bet we will aggressively pursue them but we will do so under the law."

He declared, "We do not torture."


More at: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051107/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush_torture

[niyad]

1. I guess we just send them to other countries to be tortured and keep our

hands clean?

[smoogatz]

2. I guess it depends on what the definition of "we" is. n/t

[JAbuchan08]

4. or the definition of "torture"

[smoogatz]

5. Or the definition of "not."

[JAbuchan08]

3. To which he added

"of course, we define torture as INTENTIONALLY causing pain equivelant to death or organ failure. If you don't mean it it doesn't count.

[EVDebs]

6. The torture of 5 yrs of Bush admin puts the lie to that. BTW, Cheney

says otherwise, with DOJ permission the military and Rummy indeed DO practice torture.

[pdxmom]

7. Does this mean that the CIA isn't a part of our country? n/t

[smoogatz]

8. When Bush says "we," he means himself, personally, and Pickles.

And maybe Barney. But don't forget--he's a pathological liar. So the opposite of everything he says is, in fact, the truth.

[PurityOfEssence]

9. We have others do it for us.

It might sully our beautiful minds.

[JohnnyRingo]

10. This administration has been torturing me for 5 years now

so I guess it's a matter of perspective.