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Miles Archer

(18,837 posts)
Wed Dec 10, 2014, 09:47 PM Dec 2014

Evil Dick: Rectal rehydration was not "one of the authorized or approved techniques"



http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/vice-president-dick-cheney-cia-torture-report-full/story?id=27513355

He insisted the so-called enhanced interrogation techniques were all legally justified and inconsistent with "torture," though he conceded that the practice of "rectal rehydration" mentioned in the report, "was not one of the authorized or approved techniques."

Cheney said he also rejects the allegation that his boss, President George W. Bush, was kept in the dark. “He was in fact an integral part of the program. He had to approve it before we moved forward with it,“ Cheney said. “He knew everything he needed to know and wanted to know about the program."

While the brutal and graphic descriptions of the techniques have dominated headlines and been labeled "torture" by President Obama, Cheney says critics have lost sight of the context.

The former vice president said he's particularly bothered by criticism over the treatment of Khalid Sheilk Mohammad, the alleged mastermind of 9/11. “He is in our possession, we know he’s the architect [of the attacks], what are we supposed to do? Kiss him on both cheeks?“ Cheney said.
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Evil Dick: Rectal rehydration was not "one of the authorized or approved techniques" (Original Post) Miles Archer Dec 2014 OP
how would he know if the CIA was lying to the white house????? spanone Dec 2014 #1
Evil Dick looks a bit dry there, dehydrated maybe. Hmmmm. NYC_SKP Dec 2014 #2
Hey W how does it feel under the bus? jwirr Dec 2014 #3
why isn't this fucker dead yet? Terra Alta Dec 2014 #4
Cheney on Bush: “He knew everything he needed to know and wanted to know about the program." hedda_foil Dec 2014 #5

hedda_foil

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5. Cheney on Bush: “He knew everything he needed to know and wanted to know about the program."
Wed Dec 10, 2014, 10:33 PM
Dec 2014

Right. So Bush the Lesser was told what Dick the Heartless thought he needed to know?

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