Intro: "Kapolei, Hawaii - President Barack Obama says the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torturing, disputing Republican presidential candidates who say they would reinstate the practice."
President Barack Obama listens intently at the Nobel Peace Prize award ceremony in Oslo Norway, 12/10/09. (photo: Susan Walsh/AP)
Obama: Waterboarding Is Torture
14 November 11
apolei, Hawaii - President Barack Obama says the interrogation technique known as waterboarding constitutes torturing, disputing Republican presidential candidates who say they would reinstate the practice.
Obama called waterboarding "torture" and said it was "contrary to America's traditions" during a news conference at the Asian-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit.
Republicans Herman Cain and Michele Bachmann said during a Republican debate on Saturday that they would reinstate the technique that former President George W. Bush authorized and Obama banned.
The practice simulates drowning and is viewed as torture by many.
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The president says sanctions are having a big impact, but all options remain on the table -
translated - War Criminal Obama with Israel will bomb Iran -
Get ALL US military from the Middle East - militarism is costing 1.3 trillion/year
Waterboarding is torture. The US has said it is and prosecuted and imprisoned perpetrators for this crime.
If the freak show called the republican party really thinks torture is an American ideal, let alone effective then we are in some pretty deep do do.
Man likes to kill, likes to torture...
Time for next debate perhaps they could show us how to waterboard by using the technique on themselves for all to see. If they do not know how to do it I am sure Papa Bush can show them and of course, Cheney I believe Cain and Bachman have agreed it is fine, so they go first, with boehner next for grins.
In fact I think the Congress should experience the situation, but they would probably like it. Esp TP
Bush and Cheney are not long for this country anyway; Bush has his gigantic estate over a large aquifer in Paraguay (remember when jenna + sis were found to be down there, seeing real estate firm -lost purse?) anyway, Rev Moon purchased a similar estate adjacent to the grinning sociopath; Moon's is over one of the largest nat'l gas fields in this hemisphere-we have no extradition treaty with Paraguay.
These elite creatures do not need us --closing your bank account? haha- they will probably use that excuse to let BoA fail, thereby dumping all those debts on the rest of us that were recently ALLOWED to be brought back under FDIC umbrella.
The rich have their plans in place; but eventually they will suffer the same (or worse, hopefully) as those they look down on and abuse today.
Owning land in foreign Country is about as good as document on sale right now for Brooklyn Bridge.
Wait, Countries will be taking back these deeds.
It would be futile and costly and years to boot. I wish they could be, because they are criminals, however again I say the Supreme Court would go on their side.
For educational value alone, just like Watergate and IranContra hearings; though we have few like Sam Ervin or decent ones like H. Baker; we NEED this, for many reasons.
How about no more summary secret arrests and permanent "detention" with a little sensory-depriva tion (Remember J. Padilla?) -B.O."they told me it was okay and necessary" referring to Bradley Manning's shameful, just SHAMEFUL illegal treatment w/o charges-BO's scared maybe, or he's just their ...guy. I am tired of excuses, and tha's what they are-he can call press conferences anytime OOPS I mean after he checks w/Boehner-total ly unnecessary capitulation BEFORE any contest/debate/ negotiation there witnessed-WE cannot call press conferences. They (Congress) cannot stop ALL he has at his disposal; you know it; he knows it; do you think he wonders if we know it,or cares ?
Prosecute criminals, ALL; execute or imprison all war criminals!!!!!
(1) Any reputable Intel. gather knows NO reliable information comes from torture. Torture victims will tell you whatever you want to here to stop the torture.
(2)Most Important - You don't torture you're enemy, because you don't want you're own personel tortured. What ever tactics you employ WILL be used against you.
Any Politician who advocates torture (especially Hawks that have never served) needs to be strapped in the chair..... Watch how quick they scream "uncle".
Snitches give out information every minute for money, drugs....this was self serving to get their rocks off,
And if he were in favor of it he would not have stopped it.
Lets be fair. I sure wish they could be prosecuted but the Supreme Court (Corporations are People) Would never stand for it.
If that is "futile" then what are we to do? shutup and accept that we have murderers in our power and do/did nothing, except cower and but their books ??
Read Bugliosi's "Betrayal Of America"=those 4-5 lobbyists-in-ro bes CAN be impeached.
We have to start a public narrative, OUR narrative; for instance, "one" could say that waterboarding is ILLEGAL, not just "wrong"-jeez, what a weaselly lawyer statement that was-embarrassin g as an American.
Stand up on your hind legs and hold forth with the truth; or kneel, ruining us; show us once more who you really are, Obama.
Does Obama know that his plans and actions against Iran, are a republican thing? I hope this isnt pressure from Exxon/Mobil for more oil thuggery and more raping finances from American tax payers. The money just keeps trickling up to these greedy corporate piggies. I see this as stupid of a move as Bush going into Iraq, now we are finally getting out and he wants to move into another middle east country...I vote NO!
Romans 12: 17-21 condemns torture; therefore, anyone who condones torture is walking in quicksand. Republicans may change the name of things, but that does not change the fact of what it is. So it boils down to the point of who do you follow, liars like Cheney, Bush II, Rumsfeld, Bachmann, and Cain; or Christ, as for me it’s not even a close race. If I get to hell it will be because of my own thinking; certainly not from following people who so stupidly ignores that which Christ set forth in the New Testament.
Religious fanatics putting themselves under the law will be judged by the law; I know that I cannot keep the letter of the law; therefore, I accept the forgiveness through the blood of Christ; and that is why I am freeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeeeeeeee eeeeeeeeee
As the Apostle John puts it: John 8:36 “If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
And the Apostle Paul says: 1Cor 10:23 “All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not.”
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