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Bush: U.S. Doesn't Torture Prisoners
President Bush said Friday the United States does not torture prisoners, commenting after Vice President Dick Cheney embraced the suggestion that a dunk in water might be useful to get terrorist suspects to talk.
| Hopefully we're just shooting them up with enough drugs to make them into garrulous zombies. |
| Human rights groups complained that Cheney's words amounted to an endorsement of a torture technique known as "water boarding." |
Human rights groups complained that Cheney's words amounted to an endorsement of a torture technique known as "water boarding," in which the victim believes he is about to drown. The White House insisted Cheney was not talking about water boarding, but would not explain what he meant.
| Personally, I don't care. If they decide to work the bastards over with Brillo and barbecue forks, I'm willing to help. |
Less than two weeks before midterm congressional elections, the White House was put on the defensive as news of Cheney's remark spread. Bush was asked about it at a White House photo opportunity with NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer. Presidential spokesman Tony Snow was pelted with questions at two briefings with reporters.
Posted by: Fred 2006-10-28 |
