Whoop, There It Is... 'Bush: I Gave The Order To Waterboard' - TPM

[WillyT]

Bush: I Gave The Order To Waterboard
Rachel Slajda | TPM
November 4, 2010, 9:38AM

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In his new memoir, former President George W. Bush says he personally gave the order to waterboard Khalid Sheik Mohammed in 2003.

According to the Washington Post, Bush writes that the CIA asked him if they could use the torture technique on Mohammed.

"Damn right," he said.

The Post reports -- via "someone close to Bush who has read the book" -- that Bush writes that he would do it again if he thought it would save lives. He also reiterates his position that waterboarding, or simulated drowning, is not torture.

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Link: http://tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com/2010/11/bush_i_gave_the_order_to_waterboard.php

:mad:

[SpiralHawk]

1. "Smirk." - xCommander AWOL Bush (R)

[glitch]

23. "Shrug" - current Commander in Chief "not my job" Obama (D)

Sorry people, but Habeas Corpus still hasn't been restored by the Executive Branch.

[nc4bo]

25. Yep. nt

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

28. Shrug.

:rofl:

[madmax]

2. Hmmmm, anyone know the number for the Hague? nt

[ncdemocrat1976]

3. How many warcrimes has he confessed too now? n/t

[niyad]

7. welcome to DU-- doesn't matter how many he confesses to, absolutely nothing is going to happen

[niyad]

4. unfortunately, I won't hold my breath waiting for war crimes charges, now, or ever

[aquart]

5. Isn't it sweet how above the law he is?

Wish I was.

[myrna minx]

6. We're in a new era where there are no

negative consequences for Republicans, regardless if they commit war crimes or medicare fraud, in fact they are handsomely rewarded. :-(

[MisterP]

42. of course, those letting them off the hook won't hesitate to campaign on the horrors of GOP

wrongdoing--and then continue permitting that wrongdoing once elected

it's almost as if the rhetoric doesn't match the reality

[truebrit71]

8. That is a war crime. Period. He can offer his "it ain't torture" as his defense in the Hague...

...If this is an accurate quote he just admitted to a crime. The AG has to respond to this, he has to ...oh who am I fucking kidding...Holder won't do a damn thing about ANY of it...as usual...

FUCK!!! :grr:

[blm]

9. Yet he couldn't think of anything decisive to do to 'save lives' during/after Katrina

George Bush's cronies always wanted a major American city destroyed so they could rebuild it into a laissez faire mecca for themselves. Too bad for them so many cameras caught the ongoing brutality of what occurred then.

[kentuck]

10. Well, let's just take impeachment off the table then....

If he has already confessed to criminal acts.

[DirkGently]

11. "You're damn right I ordered the Code Red!"

[yodermon]

15. +1

[fasttense]

12. How come the bushes are able to look back and gloat over

their crimes but President Obama can't look back and prosecute those same crimes?

If President Obama had prosecuted those criminals or at a minimum had a truth commission, the Republicans would NOT be in control of the House today.

The RepubliCON now know there will never be any penalties for breaking the law.

I guess deregulating war crimes was part of the agenda.

Now, lets deregulate traffic laws and bank robberies.

[Supersedeas]

34. b/c Dubyah knows the Corporate Media and Beltway powerbrokers will side with him

[malaise]

13. So this fugging drunk redefined international law

and the Geneva Conventions and believes he can justify it.
This fucker should be in prison.

[chill_wind]

14. This is a time for reflection, not retribution

said our President, our Holder Justice Department and our no-witch-hunts Panetta CIA.

He's just reflecting.

[WillyT]

18. Yeah Huh... It's All About Jobs, Jobs, Jobs...

:banghead:

:evilfrown:

[chill_wind]

22. And we've had neither going for us. Jobs at home OR Justice

for the criminals who lied us into wars, torture and trillions on trillion spent and diverted from millions of Americans in need of jobs and food here at home.

[lumberjack_jeff]

16. Yes. I'm a war criminal. I dare you to do anything about it. n/t

[jtrockville]

17. and justice for all

[Solly Mack]

19. That's not the first time he has admitted to war crimes.

Just saying.

[laughingliberal]

20. Now, now. We're moving forward.

:sarcasm:

[Wickerman]

21. "Hey, they did that all the time to me at the frat house, and I'm fine"

"except they used beer," slurred former dry drunk, now off-the-wagon Bush.

[glitch]

27. "A bit brain damaged, but nothing my family can't handle. They find me work. I'm happy."

Ew, channeling Junior is most unpleasant.

[Tommy_Carcetti]

24. Unfortunately, the Jack Bauer fanboy crowd will do their best to excuse this....

...and gullible people will buy it.

[Overseas]

26. K&R. On the record. //nt

[CommonSensePLZ]

29. -FACEPALM- nt

[Gold Metal Flake]

30. AG Holder: "Looking forward na na na na can't hear you"

[jgraz]

36. "Unless you legalize pot. Then I'm coming for you"

:banghead:

[Gold Metal Flake]

38. Sure. The bigger you are, the softer you fall.

It's the "New Way".

[FlyByNight]

31. Appalling

Once again, the higher the position one occupies (or has occupied), the less accountable one is.

Torture, schmorture, we have to look forward.

:puke:

[frylock]

32. maybe AG holder can find the time in between busting medical marijuana facilities to address this

[WillyT]

33. Oh... Ouch...

:thumbsup::thumbsup:

:hi:

[Bob Loblaw]

35. Move along...

nothing to see here.

[progressoid]

37. Huh? What?

Didja hear that Gwyneth Paltrow will be on GLEE!!!

[TheWatcher]

39. This is your country, America. This is what you are now.

No Rule Of Law, No Accountability, Anything Goes, Nothing Punished, Everything Whitewashed.

Murder, Rape, Pillage, Torture, Looting, Extortion, Racketeering, Fraud, anything you can think of.

It's all cute, funny, trendy, normal, loving, and Of The Lord.

Maybe someday we'll wake up from the sick, Fake, Political Theater Fantasy World we live in and realize all too late what has happened, and what will continue to happen.

Because we can't be bothered to be Free any longer.

But like another hapless, go-along population from 75 years ago, we'll happily, blissfully, and quite ignorantly go on Thinking We Are Free.

Yes, Bush is a War Criminal.

And he's laughing his ass off at ALL of us.

And he will NEVER, EVER be held accountable.

This is one of the reasons there can never be any real Change.

We don't want Change.

We want to be managed, harvested cattle, left alone to graze in the field.

Until we're needed for slaughter, of course.

[Uzybone]

40. there what is? No news there. Are prosecutions coming? Thats news.

[nadinbrzezinski]

41. In a country with justice...

never mind... nothing to see here.