Comments on: “So it’s easy to sit back in the armchair and say that torture can never be used. But when you’re in the foxhole, it’s a very different deal.”

By: blubonnet

blubonnet — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 06:12:01 +0000

This is relevant:
Tortured to Death; “… it is very clear to me, torture puts our troops in danger, torture makes our troops less safe, torture creates terrorists … ” – Jay Bagwell, counter-intelligence agent in Afghanistan

By: blubonnet

blubonnet — Sun, 24 May 2009 18:12:37 +0000

Wow, who saw this video clip of torture?
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=7171

By: Common Sense Political Thought » Blog Archive » Is Pelosigate a good enough term?

Sun, 17 May 2009 13:15:17 +0000

[...] Sharon noted that Democratic politicians have been for stuff before they were against it, such as Senator Charles Schumer’s (D-NY) change of position on the use of waterboarding. But Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has to be just incredibly dumb, to pick the kind of fight she’s picked, claiming that the Bush Administration never told her about waterboarding, then that they told her, but didn’t tell her that it had been used, when there’s so much evidence out there that she’s been lying through her scummy teeth. [...]

By: Dana Pico

Dana Pico — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:33:45 +0000

Perry wrote:

Pelosi admits that she was briefed on waterboarding, but she was not told that it was already being used.

Now if you know anything different from that, Sharon, kindly provide us with the evidence. Thank you!

How ’bout this?

Panetta fires back at Pelosi on interrogations

The CIA director says agency records show that officials truthfully briefed the House speaker in 2002. He also urges CIA employees to tune out the uproar.
By Greg Miller, The Los Angeles Times

Washington — CIA Director Leon E. Panetta on Friday fired back at House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying agency records showed officials had briefed her truthfully about its interrogation program. He also urged the CIA workforce to ignore the political rancor consuming Capitol Hill.

Panetta’s assertions came one day after Pelosi accused the agency of misleading Congress by failing to inform her during a fall 2002 briefing that the CIA had used waterboarding and other severe methods on an Al Qaeda suspect.

Panetta’s written statement, which was directed to CIA employees but released publicly, marked a rare instance in which the secretive agency’s leadership has chosen to publicly challenge a high-ranking lawmaker.

“Let me be clear: It is not our policy or practice to mislead Congress,” said Panetta, a former member of the House of Representatives from Monterey. “That is against our laws and our values.”

A former Democratic congressman, who is now the Director of Central Intelligence, appointed by a Democratic president and confirmed by a heavily Democratic Senate, has given you the confirmation you need.

By: JohnC.

JohnC. — Sat, 16 May 2009 15:25:27 +0000

Perry said: “If fact, I would label you as a potentially dangerous person in need of some serious counseling.”

I rest my case. Disagree and they “label” you and send to to the re-education camp. Now Perry is a Shrink. The tolerance is overwhelming.