Sen. Graham, R - "The American public needs to understand we're talking about rape and murder here"

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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/08/iraq/main616338.shtml

Rumsfeld: Worst Still To Come

<snip>Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., told reporters, "The American public needs to understand we're talking about rape and murder here. we're not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience." He did not elaborate.

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1. Did this ever come out?

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2. But Graham hasn't said anything recently

At least not since George pinned those eagles on his shoulders, and since then he's become even more of a fanatic in support of the war.

I can't wait to see how much more fanatical he becomes when he gets that first general's star!

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3. No but in the legal field this type of testimony is known as an "excited utterance"

Graham had just viewed the Abu Ghraib videotapes with the other senators. I can remember as they left the viewing. They all looked physically ill.

Don


http://www.boulder-bar.org/bar_media/evidence/13.7.html

An excited utterance is an exception to the hearsay rule. Excited utterances are those statements made about some startling event while the declarant is still under the stress of the startling event. The rationale underlying this exception to the hearsay rule is that a person who is under the stress of some startling event is not likely to lie about it, and that the statement is therefore adequately trustworthy.