Now there’s a legacy to be proud of
According to the New York Times, Bush just vetoed a bill outlawing waterboarding and other “harsh” interrogation techniques to protect his presidential legacy.
Bush Uses Veto on C.I.A. Tactics to Affirm Legacy
WASHINGTON — President Bush on Saturday further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to shut down a Congressional effort to limit the Central Intelligence Agency’s latitude to subject terrorism suspects to harsh interrogation techniques.
Mr. Bush vetoed a bill that would have explicitly prohibited the agency from using interrogation methods like waterboarding, a technique in which restrained prisoners are threatened with drowning and that has been the subject of intense criticism at home and abroad. Many such techniques are prohibited by the military and law enforcement agencies.
Acting to protect the CIA’s God given right to torture suspects at will: now there’s a legacy for the ages.
March 10th, 2008 at 10:53 am
This report, just like the one in the Seattle Times, neglects to mention that techniques such as this have been condemned as being torture throughout most of the planet. It’s not just a few yahoos that think it’s a bad idea.