Comments on: Sheldon Whitehouse: “No Further Actionable Intelligence Was Obtained” from Abu Zubaydah by Waterboarding

By: johnhkennedy

johnhkennedy — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 20:35:04 +0000

Since Torture is So Sickening and everyone with a functioning brain is aware that Bush, Cheney and appointee Lawyers did in fact
Violate our Federal Anti-Torture Laws

Why haven’t our Congressional Democrats
pushed President Obama and AG Holder to

Appoint a Special Prosecutor for Torture Crimes
and create an investigatory
Congressional Commission?

Are they Soft On Crimes
committed by their
fellow Politicians?

If you do nothing else for your Country today,

SIGN THE PETITION To Prosecute Them For Torture

http://ANGRYVOTERS.ORG

Over 250,000 have signed
Join them and call yourself a Patriot

By: acquarius74

acquarius74 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:01:36 +0000

Thank you, Mary. The thought of the FBI capturing a 6-month old baby and separating it from its mother is near unbearable for me.

My senators and rep are useless (all repubs and Bushites). I think I’ll make a contribution to ACLU and/or Human Rights Watch and enclose a ’strongly worded letter’ that they pursue the matter of these lost children.

It is beyond me to equate capturing babies and children with the America I believed in for over 70 years.

By: acquarius74

acquarius74 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:42:16 +0000

Thank you, Nell. I had not taken the next step to search out the Senate Homeland….committee. As you say, “Lieberman, enough said”. Is that Harry Reed’s scheming to shut up Sen. Whitehouse and Feingold?

How in the world do Whitehouse and Feingold keep their composure when they have to deal with such weasels as Reed?

Very discouraging; Lieberman will never let it out of committee.

By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:30:37 +0000

Way epu’d. I saw your effort and that he didn’t answer one way or the other, or even to say that he can’t discuss classified info.

It might almost be easier to put pressure on non-Intel committee guys for this, bc they won’t have to worry about not referencing things they were given classified briefings about.

By: Robt

Robt — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 08:03:26 +0000

Ok, Now that it is verified what most rational Americans realized some time ago.

Where does this confirmed iota of torture that has been solidified throughout history that it does not realistically provide intelligable intel.

Where does this GO ?

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:26:49 +0000

No way. We need him to be a senator. His passion for justice and fair play are sorely needed and his temperment isn’t quite right for the presidency.

I like it when he shows his emotion, but I love it more when he becomes the prosecutor and has his logic and facts nailed down. Then he’s devastating!

It’s a strange thing…who is fit to be the top leader. In Ukraine they might have a new female leader soon. In Israel they elected a female (Livni), but here in America we picked not Hillary, but Barack. The qualities we want/need are hard to pin down. In a given time you might need a steady hand and cool head or a fiery fighter. It’s hard to know until you see the right person. That’s one reason I liked the scene(s) in the West Wing t.v. show where Josh goes to bring a friend onto the campaign and he just says “He’s the one.” and that’s it. Unfortunately there are times when none of the candidates seems to have it. The UK is a bit like that now. Brown is awkward and Cameron is lackluster. We’re lucky here in America to have Obama in this hour of need.

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:14:08 +0000

the ‘ova’ ending is reserved, I believe, for females. If Barack had a Russian sister she might perhaps be Ms. Obamarova.

But, anyway …

By: MarkH

MarkH — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 06:02:44 +0000

Does that mean then that he could, at least, turn them over to the ICC for prosecution? In some cases that could be a very valuable option.

First you read them their rights in Urdu. Then you laugh at them in French!

By: Nell

Nell — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 03:05:18 +0000

Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs … How can we raise a ruckus and demand it be moved out of committee for a floor debate and vote?

Lieberman’s the chair. Enough said.

What brilliant strategery to keep him in the caucus. He’s being so helpful, teaming up with Lindsey Graham on the photos to front for this ever-more-Bushian executive office.

By: acquarius74

acquarius74 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 02:15:20 +0000

Thank you for all your work on this, Mary. I went back to Marcy’s old post she linked to at # 25 (great post, great comments).

One thing led to another and I tracked the Whitehouse/Feingold bill S 3405 of 07/31/2008 entitled, ‘Executive Order Integrity Act’. On senate site it is shown as “active”; Status: Read twice and referred to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Latest major action: 07/31/2008

How can we raise a ruckus and demand it be moved out of committee for a floor debate and vote?

Thanks again, Mary, for all you do; and keep beating the drum about the child victims of these psychopathic sob(s). When Sen. Whitehouse visited FDL I asked him if he had any new info on the children of KSM and Aafi Siddiqui. He didn’t choose to answer.