Merkel criticizes U.S. over CIA prisons

[journalist3072]

I guess this means no more massages from Idiot Son for Angela Merkel?

Merkel criticizes U.S. over CIA prisons

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who has sought to bolster ties with the United States since she took office, rebuked Washington on Saturday for sanctioning secret CIA prisons used to interrogate terror suspects.

"The use of such prisons is not compatible with my understanding of the rule of law," Merkel said in Berlin.

President Bush admitted this week the CIA had run detention centers at secret overseas locations, months after reports surfaced that the intelligence agency had used Europe as a hub to shuttle suspects around for interrogation.

Merkel said even in the fight against terrorism, such means did not justify the ends and that other solutions must be found.

Rest of the article here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060909/ts_nm/germany_usa_prisons_dc_1

[BadgerKid]

1. Smack!

"The use of such prisons is not compatible with my understanding of the rule of law," Merkel said in Berlin.

[OwnedByFerrets]

2. Wow, such candor is

unheard of these days.....in those circles, anyway.

[saigon68]

6. Merkel in her "Usual" Position

[Renew Deal]

3. He's going to have to give her a full raikei massage.

:spank:

[leesa]

4. Well, wakey, wakey Merkel! Your buddy Bush does not follow ANY rule

of law.

[WillieDee]

5. No happy ending for you, Angela..

Seriously, though, can you imagine how this must look to the outside world? If Iran was found to be running secret interrogation camps all across Europe, why we'd be screaming bloody murder.

[magellan]

7. Welcome to DU, WillieDee!

The hypocrisy you observe is part of American Exceptionalism -- i.e. no one can run secret interrogation camps, possess nuclear weapons, break international and domestic laws, launch pre-emptive attacks, etc, except us (and our friends, with our approval) because we're Americans, and our opinion is the only one that counts. Anyone who doesn't agree with us or tries the same without our permission/blessing is the enemy.

There you have the RW ideology in a nutshell.

[OwnedByFerrets]

8. VERY WELL SAID!!!!!

I have felt this for a long time. Its our god-given right as an amerikan, right?:sarcasm: :sarcasm: :sarcasm: