Bush On Red Cross Torture Report: "Haven't Seen It, We Don't Torture"

[Hissyspit]

http://thinkprogress.org/2007/08/09/bush-on-torture-report-havent-seen-it-we-dont-torture

Bush On Torture Report: ‘Haven’t Seen It, We Don’t Torture’

During President Bush’s press conference this morning, The Washington Post’s Peter Baker asked him if he “had read” a highly confidential report by the International Committee of the Red Cross that “has found an interrogation program in CIA detention facilities, used interrogation techniques that were ‘tantamount to torture.’” Details of the Red Cross report were revealed recently by the New Yorker.

“Haven’t seen it; we don’t torture,” Bush bluntly responded before moving on to another question. Watch it:

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Bush’s ignorant denial of torture is hardly convincing, considering he is apparently unaware of the allegations coming from the Red Cross, “which is known for its credibility and caution.” The report alleges “that American officials responsible for the abusive treatment” at CIA “black sites” may have committed “grave breaches” of the Geneva Conventions:

One of the sources said that the Red Cross described the agency’s detention and interrogation methods as tantamount to torture, and declared that American officials responsible for the abusive treatment could have committed serious crimes. The source said the report warned that these officials may have committed “grave breaches” of the Geneva Conventions, and may have violated the U.S. Torture Act, which Congress passed in 1994. The conclusions of the Red Cross, which is known for its credibility and caution, could have potentially devastating legal ramifications.

[nadinbrzezinski]

1. He gave the orders

I am sure of it

[Whoa_Nelly]

2. How many years does it take to even skim and scan the initital report? 2004-Now?

Impeach The MF Already! :grr:


http://www.commondreams.org/headlines04/0512-10.htm

Published on Wednesday, May 12, 2004 by the Toronto Star

Detainees Suffer Terror at US Hands
Red Cross Reports Abuse Widespread
Says Torture Part of Deliberate Tactic
by Oakland Ross

Hell, in Iraq, erupts at night.

First, they break down your door and clamber inside — large, Yankee soldiers in combat gear with automatic rifles.

They bark orders, wrest men, women and children from their beds, assemble everyone in a single room. They start smashing your possessions in front of you — cabinets, chairs, tables, anything.

They shout insults, brandish their weapons, kick and punch their captives, striking out with their rifle barrels at anyone who resists.

They handcuff those they want — typically, anyone who happens to be male, no matter how old or infirm.

They hustle their prisoners, generally clad only in pajamas or underwear, out into the dark Iraqi night. Essential items, such as eyeglasses or medicine, are invariably left behind.

They don't say where they are taking you, they don't say why, and they probably never will.

[L. Coyote]

3. After all, GONZO now decides what is or is not torture, and we can trust him.

[TNOE]

4. Wait, wait, wait

it has been ADMITTED to hasn't it? Somewhere?

Let's get that side by side.