BUSH: "I Am Aware" Of Harsh Tactics & "I Approved" (ABC)

[kpete]

Bush: 'I Was Aware' of Harsh Tactics
President Says He Knew His Senior Advisors Approved Tough Interrogation Methods

By JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and ARIANE de VOGUE
April 11, 2008

President Bush says he knew his top national security advisors discussed and approved specific details about how high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an exclusive interview with ABC News Friday.

"Well, we started to connect the dots, in order to protect the American people." Bush told ABC New s White House correspondent Martha Raddatz. "And, yes, I'm aware our national security team met on this issue. And I approved."

As first reported by ABC News on Wednesday, the most senior Bush administration officials repeatedly discussed and approved specific details of exactly how high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency.

The high-level discussions about these "enhanced interrogation techniques" were so detailed, these sources said, some of the interrogation sessions were almost choreographed -- down to the number of times CIA agents could use a specific tactic.

more at:
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/LawPolitics/story?id=4635175&page=1

[tekisui]

1. Openly admitted War Crime.

Again.

[99th_Monkey]

2. Exhibit Z - At 2009 Int'l War Crimes Tribunal -nt-

[stellanoir]

3. "I'm the most incurious george dubious and I approve legalized sadism."

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. And our Congress is seating on its hands on this one

now they have joined incurious goerge in the commission of War Crimes... it is called enabling

[spanone]

5. citizens arrest, citizens arrest......somebody stop them, please

[Stuart G]

6. You knew it would come down to this...

Bush.
:puke: :puke: :puke: :puke: :puke:

[sellitman]

7. Tough Interrogation Methods= Torture

In bush speak.

Just thought I should point that out.


:mad:

[riderinthestorm]

8. And the Democratic leadership howls!!!

oh wait.... not.

:nuke:

Just despicable on every level.

[Stuart G]

9. I don't think he approved, I think it was his idea...nt

[FiveGoodMen]

10. Oh, Nancy... Anything, yet?

[Disturbed]

11. Busholini defies Congress & the Judicial Branch.

He knows that nothing will be done about his numerous Crimes.

[FourScore]

12. To the Hague! n/t

[ProgressiveFool]

13. Sad to say, it's going to take some foreign authority to clean up this mess

But, as we are obviously not willing to pursue justice against the War Criminals, as evidenced by legislation such as the Military Commisions Act which doled out immunity to them, someone, most likely in Europe, will likely be spurred to take it upon themselves to seek justice.

[bluesmail]

14. Friday Newsdump is certainly ALIVE K&R

[Lars39]

15. Hope everybody is composing their LTTE.