Senators demand more answers on torture policies

Lone_Star_Dem

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Tue Jun-10-08 06:15 PM
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Senators demand more answers on torture policies

Source: The Hill

Unsatisfied Democratic and Republican senators on Tuesday pressed the Bush administration for more answers on its torture policies.

Members of the Senate Judiciary Committee criticized a report from the Department of Justice as vague and incomplete.

Panel members said the document by Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine and testimony by FBI General Counsel Valerie Caproni did nothing to resolve concerns that U.S. interrogators could still be allowed to torture terror suspects.

The report by Fine had said the FBI “generally avoided” controversial interrogation techniques that military interrogators used. However, the report said that agents only “separated themselves” from the techniques and that the bureau “could have pressed harder its concerns about detainee abuse by other agencies.”

Read more: http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/senators-demand-more-answers-on-torture-policies-2008-06-10.html

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Lerkfish

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Tue Jun-10-08 06:22 PM
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1. somebody should demand answers.

about friggin time

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Wizard777

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Tue Jun-10-08 06:26 PM
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2. Keep on digging and keep on demanding!

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pleah

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Tue Jun-10-08 07:09 PM
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3. K&R Finally! They are DEMANDING more answers!

Well wonders never cease. :eyes:

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annabanana

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Tue Jun-10-08 08:48 PM
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4. Look what Reid had to do to keep the hearing going..!

If you can believe it

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3424143
Senate Conservatives Uses Rare Maneuver To Try To Close Down A Hearing On Torture

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Lone_Star_Dem

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Tue Jun-10-08 09:46 PM
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7. Thanks for that heads up.

I had actually missed that. x(

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crickets

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Tue Jun-10-08 08:53 PM
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5. K&R

About time.

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Xipe Totec

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Tue Jun-10-08 09:15 PM
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6. Where the fuck have they been for the past year and a half?

Oh, yea, waiting for the election cycle.

We sure could get a lot more accomplished, if we had an election every other month...

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skyounkin

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Tue Jun-10-08 10:47 PM
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8. Agreed-

They have been in power since 2006- now with the prospect that they will have huge gains in the House and Senate and hopefully White House they grow a back bone?

I'm happy they are doing something but- man- go for the gold and Impeach!!!

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