Ray McGovern: ‘Damn Right’: Bush Boasts About Waterboarding

[marmar]

from In These Times:



Former President George W. Bush continues to be beyond shame. Those favored with an advance copy of his memoir, Decision Points, say it paints a picture of a totally unapologetic Bush bragging, for example, about authorizing the CIA to waterboard 9/11 “mastermind,” Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM).

According to newspaper accounts of the memoir, Bush says he was asked by the CIA for permission to subject KSM to the technique that creates the sensation of imminent drowning. His response was: “Damn right.”

For such a frank admission of high-level criminality, we can say, with ample justification, Shame on Bush. But that shame also sticks like Saran wrap to the rest of us – and especially to the Fawning Corporate Media (FCM), which has soft-pedaled the significance of Bush’s confession, and to his make-nice successor, Barack Obama, who has refused to demand any accountability.

However, if we are still a democracy, we are all complicit. ..........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/6632/damn_right_bush_boasts_about_waterboarding/

[Major Hogwash]

1. They aren't going to do 1 damned thing about it.

So, Bush must be "untouchable", a demi-god in this country or something.

This country is so FUCKED UP!

[Karenina]

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[Solly Mack]

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