GOP Congressman: I Have ‘ NO Hesitation Whatsoever ’ In PROBING BUSH For TORTURE

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:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause:

You go Congressman!!


" A newly elected Republican congressman said in a little-noticed interview Tuesday he'd have "no hesitation whatsoever" in beginning an investigation of the former President George W. Bush for torture.


Appearing on MSNBC's The Dylan Rattigan show, GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who also serves on the House Government Oversight Committee, said he'd be more than willing to join a torture probe.


"How far back do you think is appropriate?" Rattigan asked. "Because the one thing that’s not on this list is for instance a torture investigation."


"Well, it may be on the list as well," Chaffetz said. "I’m not afraid of going after the Bush administration. I wasn’t brought here by the establishment.


"When I ran for congressman in 2008 -- I’m just a freshman here, George W. Bush, Orrin Hatch, and Bob Bennett, three Republicans, they campaigned against me," Chaffetz added. "So I don’t mind going back and looking at ‘em. So I don’t have any hestitation whatsoever."


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<http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/11/republican-congressman-announces-no-hesitation-probing-bush-torture/>


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[City Lights]

1. Talk is cheap.

I suspect TPTB will give him a-talkin' to and he'll have a change of heart.

[montanacowboy]

4. PFFFFFFFFFT

Right -
Maybe a little phone call from the BFEE and he will say he was misunderstood

Bunch of horseshit

[piratefish08]

13. Maybe. But who else is even SAYING the words out loud??

it's a shame the Bush torture noise has to come from the right.........

[Segami]

14. Seems like Nadler is beginning to make ' probe noises ' also.

Jerrold Nadler: Bring on George W. Bush probe



Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday said a full, independent investigation is needed to ensure "full accountability for the criminal use of torture."


“I am outraged by President Bush’s own admission in his newly released memoir that he personally authorized the use of waterboarding on detainees while in office. This admission, delivered without remorse or regret, reminds us disturbingly of the persistent lack of accountability and resolution in confronting the crime of torture committed by our own government," Nadler said in a statement. "The only way forward is to appoint a special prosecutor with a broad mission to investigate and, if warranted, prosecute these known cases of torture."

Nadler has demanded a special prosecutor to investigate the Bush administration's wartime policies on multiple occasions, including a formal request made with John Conyers of Michigan in August 2009. At the time, Nadler urged President Barack Obama not to pressure Holder to lay off launching such an investigation.


<http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1110/44899.html#ixzz14szFlHxW>

[xiamiam]

17. addressing it at all is a step in the right direction..call it horseshit if you like

but real horseshit has been swept under the rug and we keep tripping over it

[Segami]

8. On the surface, sounds like he's been harboring a chip against those who

campaigned against him back in the 2008 elections. We'll see if his current position translates into actions or changes in the near future. Revenge is such sweet sorrow.

[tularetom]

2. No probe necessary, the POS admitted he tortured

Just grab his ass off his fake book tour and throw him in jail.

But maybe he could be probed - by aliens.

[KharmaTrain]

5. Yep...That Due Process Thing Is Such A Waste

Any investigation into the criminal activities of the boooosh cabal is welcome and could be an "learning" experience. While I agree he's a war criminal, I also believe in a thorough investigation and, if warranted, a trial by jury. I think Chavez is talking smack...he knows there's little real support for a true investigation of the past regime's crimes.

[Segami]

23. Lets start investigating the smaller fish. I'm sure deals will be cut to save their own guilty hides

in exchange for evidentiary cooperation. All roads lead to the BIG TUNA.

[KharmaTrain]

25. The Little Fish Have Been Bought

Too many of the slime are hiding under the radar waiting for their next "assignment" if and when the rushpublicans ever take back the White House. They're in the stink...err think tanks and other parts of the GOTB corporate welfare system and won't rat on the big tunas unless compelled to.

The place I think this matter has always belonged is in the World Court...it's far beyond what our corrupt political system can handle.

[luvspeas]

3. skeptical....

I do not trust.

[notesdev]

6. Good for him

I for one don't mind the ramp-up in the war against the old-school GOP at all. Let the bloodbath begin!

[pintobean]

7. Probing bush would be torture

Even though he probed us for 8 years.

[w4rma]

9. Awesome. (nt)

[spartan61]

10. Don't tell me...

SHOW ME!!!!

[The Uncola]

11. I'll believe it...

.. when I see Darth Cheney and The Idiot Son in handcuffs.

[BurtWorm]

12. Never trust a Republican.

Ever!

[xiamiam]

15. well..at least he said it..much better tha looking forward which is a crock of crap..nt

[BurtWorm]

16. They only say things like that to sound consistent, fair and balanced.

He was asked. It didn't spring from his mouth full-formed. He's full of shit. As are all Republicans.

[xiamiam]

18. ok, you say that..and i agree..BUT what is more horrible is not allowing a dialogue

in this country as we moved forward..no, i applaud this and whomever does it and for whatever reason

[Segami]

22. Here is a detailed investigative profile of the congressman

by The Washington City Paper. Is he full of shit?..Maybe. He needs to be called out publicly on his current statement and asked if he is willing to formally request a ' criminal waterboarding ' investigation ' by the former president and company?


" Meet Jason Chaffetz "

<http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/39843/meet-jason-chaffetz/full/>

[xiamiam]

19. i was thinking last evening that Obama should have the attorney general begin a probe

with a grid locked congress..lots of people would be distracted as they are implicated in war profiteering..war crimes..including some congress people..if there ever was a time to do it, now would be the time..

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. Sure and I'm a Chinese astrophysicist. nt

[xiamiam]

21. kick ..first time ive ever had a bipartisan moment..ever..nt

[grahamhgreen]

24. Excellent - there is bipartisanship for Obama we can all believe in!

[ecstatic]

26. Didn't John Conyers already do an investigation?

:shrug: Now suddenly we're praising the GOP?

[StarburstClock]

27. Yes but all that evidence isn't actually evidence in doublespeak land

We need an investigation! I'll get something done, just watch me! I'm the big and mighty o'powerful one now, I'll investigate!

[Segami]

28. Its NOT praising, its calling him out on his political grandstanding rhetoric. He

should be dogged and pressed to expand further ( in greater detail ) the extent of his ' Bush water-boarding probe ' statements. Lets see if he assumes the bend-over position ( like a loyal repuke) and resorts to using their ad nauseum talking point line that he was ' Misquoted or taken out of context '.

[Kablooie]

29. Sounds like he knows what he will find. No torture, and put the issue behind us.

[felix_numinous]

30. If we are to be a nation with two viable parties

we need Republicans with ethics, for real.

[lunatica]

31. Sounds like bravado right now

But I'm willing to become a believer if he actually investigates for real.

[walldude]

32. While I don't trust any Republicans...

this guy could just have easily gave the stock Democratic "moving forward" answer. So I will harbor some faint hope that a Republican will do what a Democrat is afraid to.

Frankly if investigations start and classified documents are searched through, what will be uncovered will be a dark stain on our country for a long time, much darker than we already have. Look at it this way, this people were so criminal in their workings that they are willing to admit to a serious war crime in print for the whole world to see. I can only imagine what they were doing behind closed doors.

Investigations into the previous administrations wars would reveal war crimes, financial crimes, shady business dealings, and abuses of everything from the constitution to our soldiers to prisoners, to the American people and the people of the world. Thats why we will never see these investigations. And that is why they must take place.