Bush digs in heels over detainee bill (Sat. Radio address)

[rodeodance]

those silver spurs are going to get mighty dirty!


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060916/ap_on_go_pr_wh/bush


Bush digs in heels over detainee bill

By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer 22 minutes ago

WASHINGTON -
President Bush is standing firm in his battle to get Congress to approve the White House plan for detaining, interrogating and prosecuting suspected terrorists. The Senate, though, isn't backing away from its plan either.


The president's standoff with lawmakers is over legislation authorizing military tribunals and harsh interrogations of terror suspects.

In his radio address Saturday, Bush said his proposal provides clear rules for U.S. personnel involved in detaining and questioning alleged terrorists held by the
CIA.

"The information the Central Intelligence Agency has obtained by questioning men like Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks) has helped disrupt terrorist plots, including planned strikes inside the United States and on a U.S. Marine base in East Africa, an American consulate in Pakistan and Britain's Heathrow Airport," Bush said.

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The president's measure would go further than the Senate measure, allowing classified evidence to be withheld from defendants in terror trials and using coerced testimony. The legislation approved by the Senate panel also would change the law that interprets the nation's obligations under the Geneva Conventions — the treaty that sets the standard for treatment of war prisoners — so that harsh interrogations of detainees would not be questioned in court.

[OwnedByFerrets]

1. Who even listens to

this drek anymore?

[truthisfreedom]

2. his threats must be toothless at this point. he can't hold his water

anymore... he's leaking everywhere, and he's more of a liability to everyone's re-election than ever!

[rocktivity]

3. When your neck is in a noose, you're SUPPOSED to dig in your heels.

Bush knows that if he loses on this, he himself could be accused of war crimes. And with Dems in danger of taking over the house, his "firmness" is in reality fear.

:headbang:
rocknation

[stepnw1f]

4. He's a Sick Desperate Little Egomaniacal Criminal

George is the poster child of what happens when famililies become too wealthy. They produce offspring like this.

[HuffleClaw]

5. 'pour encourager les autres'

the entirety of his arguement seems to be 'the ends justify the means', which is not surprise of course.

[VegasWolf]

6. Ah, Voltaire! We liberals are so much more fun than the conservatives.

[HuffleClaw]

9. a freeper would have responded 'french? you surrender monkey!'

hahahhaa

[HereSince1628]

7. Is the danger of moderation and compromise with these criminals

not obvious now?

Only the intentionally oblivious could possibly not see that compromise with these brigands is simply a half-step to Hell.

[Supersedeas]

8. It's the program-a program that currently violates the Geneva Conventions