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Heywood J

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36. If it's not torture, there are some Japanese officers who should be meeting with apologies soon.

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Feb 8, 2013, 09:16 AM

Feb 2013

Remember, waterboarding was considered a war crime at the Tokyo tribunal. Japanese officers were sentenced for it.

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UNACCEPTABLE! Brennan Stops Short Of Calling Waterboarding "Torture" [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

K&R Solly Mack Feb 2013 #1

continuing kpete Feb 2013 #2

Exactly Solly Mack Feb 2013 #3

becuase he is one of the people responsible for our country's use of waterboarding, isn't he? robinlynne Feb 2013 #4

bingo kpete Feb 2013 #5

I mean literally. the Hague. He can be arrested internationally. There is documentation linking robinlynne Feb 2013 #10

He can't be arrested here. former9thward Feb 2013 #17

he certianly cant have no head of the CIA job, that's for sure... robinlynne Feb 2013 #23

Link? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #26

They will NEVER call it torture Kelvin Mace Feb 2013 #6

I think you hit it. If government says it's torture, they're expected to turn the defendants over. RickFromMN Feb 2013 #15

Turn over to where? former9thward Feb 2013 #18

You ask a good question. RickFromMN Feb 2013 #37

Somebody should waterboard Brennan Cali_Democrat Feb 2013 #7

So, Brennan says waterboarding is illegal and will never be used under his watch.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #8

He is denying what he has done uner W. I believe that is the point. robinlynne Feb 2013 #11

He personally didn't conduct or order torture under W... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #14

he helped to create the "legality" of torture. without which it couldnt have happened. he is one of robinlynne Feb 2013 #21

Link? nt. OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #24

google his name here on DU. you will see several articles. On tv just now, they called d him robinlynne Feb 2013 #32

link to glenn greenwald on brennan: robinlynne Feb 2013 #34

link to "assasination czar john Brennan" robinlynne Feb 2013 #35

an "architect" he was just called on Dianne Sawyer. he architected torture. bad enough? robinlynne Feb 2013 #33

EIT, EIT, EIT, ... xocet Feb 2013 #9

Wouldn't it rock if the Democrats all stood up against him? robinlynne Feb 2013 #12

Wait... this is OUR pick? Demo_Chris Feb 2013 #13

Yes, wake up and smell THAT coffee. nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #16

exactly..... robinlynne Feb 2013 #22

I heard Burr make that joke. I also heard the laughter from others. Solly Mack Feb 2013 #19

Sigh, that's 'my' Senator. :bangheadondesk: n/t appal_jack Feb 2013 #27

Too bad they can't call Torquemada to testify about waterboarding Jack Rabbit Feb 2013 #20

Enough intelligence to burn them all at the stake. It sure worked for the Inquisitors. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #29

If he had they would have claimed he was required to go after those who did it. Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2013 #25

Harsh Interrogation Techniques Ron Obvious Feb 2013 #28

The USA is a joke. Between the crazy-ass fundies and warmongering Richie Riches and valerief Feb 2013 #30

Brennan actually did a splendid job with his hearing overall, one of the best I've watched in ages 1-Old-Man Feb 2013 #31

If it's not torture, there are some Japanese officers who should be meeting with apologies soon. Heywood J Feb 2013 #36