Dave Lindorff: Bush - Torturing Truth ("The President & Vice President are clearly war criminals")

[Hissyspit]

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_dave_lin_071005_bush_3a_torturing_trut.htm

Bush: Torturing Truth
by Dave Lindorff

http://www.opednews.com

President Bush says America “doesn’t torture people.”

He has said this before. The last time it was when Congress had been confronted with the atrocities at the US military-run Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, and was passing legislation that would outlaw torture.

That was when we learned for the first time about the president’s unique and un-Constitutional practice of issuing a “signing statement” upon signing a bill into law, declaring quietly that since he is commander in chief in the so-called “war” on terror, he doesn’t have to enact laws passed by Congress. He issued one of those little addenda to the torture bill, recall, in which he said he wouldn’t be bound by it.

At the same time, he assured Congress and all Americans that he was repulsed by torture, and that America would never torture.

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Now admittedly we’re dealing here with a guy who has difficulty with words and with the English language. Anyone who can confuse “advice” with “device,” or “presented” with “prevented” as Bush did in a talk in Lancaster, PA a few days ago might be forgiven for confusing “torture” with “nurture,” I suppose.

But I don’t think that’s what’s happening here.

I think the president is simply a liar.

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It’s long past time to call this the crime that it is. The president and vice president are clearly war criminals, and need to be brought to justice for their crimes.

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[seemslikeadream]

1. Bush: 'This government does not torture' THEN WHAT THE HELL IS THIS warning graphic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x1983513

[Solly Mack]

2. America has a war criminal executive branch

and anyone pretending otherwise is helping them to get away with their crimes

[AntiFascist]

8. I don't really get the Petreus controversy...

a majority of Americans believe that this Administration has committed criminal acts and that, at least, Cheney ought to face impeachment. Is it such a stretch to believe that a General who pays his full allegiance to such a criminal could be betraying his country?

[Solly Mack]

9. Not a stretch at all

Look how Bush Inc fired officers early on who disagreed with them..they then stacked officers that would go along with them and their crimes


look at Miller at GTMO/Abu Ghraib...

Not only is it not a stretch...Petraeus isn't the only one

[Hissyspit]

3. .

[Richard Steele]

4. K&R

[LibertyorDeath]

5. Rec....

[Lugnut]

6. K&R n/t

[AntiFascist]

7. K&R n/t

[Disturbed]

10. Busholini & his Regime are clearly War Criminals.

They will not be held accountable in any Court, Natl. or Internatl.
Congress will not hold them accountable. The next Pres. will not either.

Why? The Plutocracy will not allow it.

[DemGa]

11. Now it is clear to me why Bush issued so many signing statements

So that one would not stand out so much from the rest. To in effect, hide his crimes.