CIA Methods Tough, But Legal
The Rack: Now there’s a good old method for ya. ~Bashman
‘Special methods’ Save Lives
By Fran Townsend
Fran Townsend is assistant to the president for counterterrorism and homeland security.
On Sept. 11, 2001, al-Qaeda terrorists carried out a sophisticated, well-planned attack on America that resulted in approximately 3,000 deaths and wrenching emotional pain and economic harm to this nation.
This was not the first attack on America or our interests by al-Qaeda; it was merely the most spectacular. After the 9/11 attack, President Bush assured the American people that we would not leave our homeland or our interests unprepared or undefended, and that we would also take the fight to our enemies.
One tool we have effectively applied to uncover the plots of our enemies is the CIA program outlined by President Bush in September 2006. That program to detain and interrogate al-Qaeda operatives has produced vital intelligence used to locate terrorists, disrupt plots and save lives.
It is crucial to remember that al-Qaeda terrorists kill and torture the innocent without remorse. So our interrogation program is tough — as it should be — but does not include torture, and the Department of Justice has determined that it fully complies with U.S. law and our international obligations.
The program is effective and is exceptionally narrow in scope. Of the fewer than 100 terrorists who have gone through the program, fewer than a third required any special methods of questioning.
As the president has said, when we find someone who may have information regarding a potential attack on America, we are going to detain them and we are going to question them. The American people expect us to find actionable intelligence that will help us to protect them.
Appropriate members of Congress have been fully briefed on the program, both before the director of the CIA sought the authority and after the legal parameters of the program were defined.
As a nation of citizens who believe in freedom and respect the rule of law, America is a leading voice for democratic freedoms and human rights. No choice we have made to defend the nation has lessened that role. This program is legal, and it has made us safer.
(USA Today)
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Bashman,
My personal favorite is the Iron Maiden.
But the rack will do
October 10th, 2007 at 10:29 pmNow, if we just figure out a way to torture the defeatocrats. Can I watch?
October 11th, 2007 at 12:31 amTwo options. First fuck the Geneva convention. It only works with western armies. Secondly, adapt AQ’s methods. Use their manual on them. For everyone else…waterboarding.
October 11th, 2007 at 5:25 amOh yeah, bring back general order 100. Shhot any combatant after the snotball is waterboarded or given the AQ treatment.