Monday, April 27, 2009

Bush's Promise On Torture

George Bush in his own words on Al Arabiya:
"It's important for people to understand that in a democracy, there will be a full investigation. In other words, we want to know the truth. In our country, when there's an allegation of abuse ... there will be a full investigation, and justice will be delivered. ... It's very important for people and your listeners to understand that in our country, when an issue is brought to our attention on this magnitude, we act. And we act in a way in which leaders are willing to discuss it with the media. ... In other words, people want to know the truth. That stands in contrast to dictatorships. A dictator wouldn't be answering questions about this. A dictator wouldn't be saying that the system will be investigated and the world will see the results of the investigation."
Seeing that Bush personally authorized every technique revealed at Abu Ghraib and he refused to act upon the International Committee of the Red Cross's report that found that he had personally authorized the torture of prisoners, his words seem not only hollow, but that he calmly lies with the greatest of ease. "A few bad apples"? Will will investigate?

What a tremendously false statement. The Bush Trademark.

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