Bush Defends Use of Waterboarding
In an interview with BBC’s America Correspondent Matt Frei, President chimpanzee Bush supported use of waterboarding confirming that he intends to veto the bill passed by the Senate outlawing use if this barbaric torture technique.
He said: ‘…they are imposing a set of standards on our intelligence communities in terms of interrogating prisoners that our people will think will be ineffective. And, you know, to the critics, I ask them this: when we, within the law, interrogate and get information that protects ourselves and possibly others in other nations to prevent attacks, which attack would they have hoped that we wouldn’t have prevented? And so, the United States will act within the law. We’ll make sure professionals have the tools necessary to do their job within the law. Now, I recognise some say that these - terrorists - really aren’t that big a threat to the United States anymore. I fully disagree.’
The fact is that in other western democracies, waterboarding is considered torture and, as such is not lawful.
When asked if America still holds the moral high ground, Bush responded: ‘Absolutely - absolutely. We believe in human rights and human dignity. We believe in the human condition. We believe in freedom. And we’re willing to take the lead. We’re willing to ask nations to do hard things. We’re willing to accept responsibilities. And - yeah, no question in my mind. It’s a nation that’s a force for good. And history will judge - the decisions made during this period of time as necessary decisions.’
Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, illegal rendition flights, torture. If Bush thinks that thes are the actions of a country with the moral high ground, then he needs to spend some time being treated at the same hospital as Britney Spears!
