‘Damn right’ I personally committed open treason to damage America: Bush

[Dig]

‘Damn right’ I personally ordered waterboarding: Bush
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/damn-right-personally-ordered-waterboarding-bush/
By John Byrne Thursday, November 4th, 2010 -- 10:51 am

President George W. Bush admits for the first time in his new memoir that he personally approved the use of waterboarding, a technique in which an interrogator simulates drowning on a suspect. The method, which most describe as torture, has since been banned by the Justice Department. In his book, "Decision Points," Bush asserts that he was asked by the Central Intelligence Agency whether he would support the agency's waterboarding of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind. "Damn right," Bush says that he said. The Washington Post's R. Jeffrey Smith avers that a source close to Bush says he would have done the same thing again "to save lives," though there's been no proof produced that the torture technique has. "Bush previously had acknowledged endorsing what he described as the CIA's "enhanced" interrogation techniques - a term meant to encompass irregular, coercive methods - after Justice Department officials and other top aides assured him they were legal," Smith notes. In February, Vice president Dick Cheney said that he personally "was a big supporter of waterboarding."

[jofortruth]

Yeah, that's the tough guy in Bush II that is so childish its laughable. Of course, we knew he was responsible for approving it because he was President and the buck stops with them (even if something happens on their watch they don't know about. By virtue of them being in office, they get the blame for anything that happens on their watch. That's what they sign on for when they accept the job. They can crow and whine all they want and plead ignorance, but the BUCK STILL STOPS WITH THEM!)  

[Valerius]

They don't even need to hide anything anymore. The precedent of a nation of men instead of laws is well set.

[Geolibertarian]

Of all the newly-elected Republicans, it'll be interesting to see if so much as one of them acknowledges what the establishment Democrats from whom they profess to be so "different" have thus far refused to acknowledge -- namely, that Bush is an admitted war criminal who should be prosecuted accordingly.

[kushfiend]

Of all the newly-elected Republicans, it'll be interesting to see if so much as one of them acknowledges what the establishment Democrats from whom they profess to be so "different" have thus far refused to acknowledge -- namely, that Bush is an admitted war criminal who should be prosecuted accordingly.

it'll never happen - Magog aka Bush Sr would never allow it. Bush the war criminal knows that for him to be prosecuted, the entire upper eschelon of the military elite would have to be arrested as well. How is that even possible? Who has that kind of authority?  No one - and even if someone tried, they'd be murdered.

[chris jones]

  The arrogant cheerleader.
  Progression, from blowing up frogs  with firecracker as a youngter and on to torturing and blowing up people.

[menace]

President George W. Bush admits for the first time in his new memoir that he personally approved the use of waterboarding, a technique in which an interrogator simulates drowning on a suspect. The method, which most describe as torture, has since been banned by the Justice Department.

In his book, "Decision Points," Bush asserts that he was asked by the Central Intelligence Agency whether he would support the agency's waterboarding of Khalid Sheik Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind.

"Damn right," Bush says that he said.

The Washington Post's R. Jeffrey Smith avers that a source close to Bush says he would have done the same thing again "to save lives," though there's been no proof produced that the torture technique has.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/damn-right-personally-ordered-waterboarding-bush/