Lieberman: Obama releasing OLC torture memos 'helps our enemies.'

[babylonsister]

http://thinkprogress.org/2009/04/21/lieberman-waterboarding-memos/

Lieberman: Obama releasing OLC torture memos 'helps our enemies.'

In an interview yesterday with Fox News's Greta Van Susteren, Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) panned President Obama's recent release of Bush-era OLC memos approving torture. "I thought release of the memos was a bad idea," Lieberman said. "It wasn't necessary. It just helps our enemies. It doesn't really help us." Lieberman then said waterboarding should always be on the table:

Q: First of all, is waterboarding torture?

LIEBERMAN: Well, I take a minority position on this. Most people think it's definitely torture. The truth is, it has mostly a psychological impact on people. It's a terrible thing to do. ... I want the president of the United States in a given circumstance where we believe somebody we've got in our control may have information that could help us stop an attack, an imminent attack on the United States like 9/11 or, god forbid, worse, we ought to be able to use something like waterboarding.

Lieberman said he does "believe General Hayden" in that waterboarding "really did work" to prevent terrorist attacks.

Watch it at link~

Last year, Lieberman downplayed the severity of waterboarding, saying, "It is not like putting burning coals on people's bodies." In February, he joked about the torture tactic at Washington's Alfalfa dinner.

[Iggo]

1. Shut the fuck up, Joe. (n/t)

[ulysses]

2. waterboard *his* ass, then, if it's no big deal.

Asshole.

[tnlefty]

21. Now there's an idea!

He makes my skin crawl.

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

3. Joe's enemies are human decency and accountability.

[spanone]

4. is that irrelevant asshole still around?

[Flying Dream Blues]

5. So exactly how does Joementum think this is helping him? What an a&&. nt

[aquart]

6. God, I hate that he's Jewish.

It's so humiliating.

[The Wizard]

17. His foreskin should be reattached

with rusty staples, no anesthesia.

[Ikonoklast]

26. The foreskin is doing the talking, here.

The human baby part accidentally got thrown by the mohel.

[RaleighNCDUer]

7. Lieberman then said waterboarding should always be on the table

Not at all - it should be in a bare room with a good drain in the floor. On the table is just too messy. He obviously doesn't know how much of a mess it is - I'd be happy to demonstrate it on him, and prove it should NOT be on the table.

[GeorgeGist]

8. Thanks Joe ...

for reminding me, that you are an enemy of sanity.

[damntexdem]

9. So LIEberman has some exposure re torture.

So nice when their defense of the indefensible reveals their involvement in it. What did LIEberman know and when did he know it?

[DearAbby]

10. How does it help our enemies?

the practice was terminated, we dont use it anymore. what are in these memos that wasnt out on the intertubes already?
Jesus these idiots are a one trick pony show. same broken record.

[Canuckistanian]

23. Good point

This is a purely internal event that won't affect anything over there at all.

It won't remove one soldier, warplane or military base from the area.

So is Joe advocating for the RETURN of waterboarding?

[FLAprogressive]

11. go to hell.

[Boomerang Diddle]

12. He's such a POS! n/t

[VOX]

13. Sounds like Holy Joe himself could benefit from some waterboard-based therapy.

Not that it works, or anything. :crazy:

[WI_DEM]

14. Cry me a river, Joe. You just want to make sure and protect your pal Cheney

[bobburgster]

15. Lieberman, just needs to

register republican for christ sake!

POST NUMBER 100.....some day I'll reach that 1000+ post mar. :) love this site

[tnlefty]

20. A belated Welcome to DU, bobburgster!

I wish LIEberman would just shut up and go away. :hi:

[bobburgster]

29. Thanks

appreciate the welcome

[Supersedeas]

16. We hanged Japanese soldiers who used this technique for a 'psychological impact'?

Say it ain't so, Joe.

[Arugula Latte]

18. Someone give that asshole a prolonged swirlie in a Senate bathroom toilet, m'kay?

[11 Bravo]

19. Lieberman ... hmmm ... I seem to recall a Lieberman. Semi-relevant little shitstain ...

from somewhere up north. The one with his lips Super glued to Bush's ass?

[Dr Fate]

22. Another reason for DU's DLCers & "Blue Dogs" to be proud of their boy.

Then again, now they all pretend like they never defended him- lol!

[lpbk2713]

24. The divisiveness Lieberman champions is what emboldens our enemies.

That asshole knows exactly what he is doing and he enjoys every minute of it.

[Baltoman991]

25. Fuck you

Joe.

It's you and your ilk who advocated torture who have helped the enemy by telling them "hey, we do it so we really can't say anything because you're doing it too".

You and the rest of the enablers, both Democratic and Republican have helped embolden the enemy and furthered their call to action.

So Joe, sit down and shut the fuck up.

[ladjf]

27. Joe will never shut up as long as he lives and there is anyone who

will listen to him.

[Political Heretic]

28. WHY do they keep electing this FUCKER?