The Osterley Times: In His Own Words: Giuliani on Torture

Friday, October 26, 2007

In His Own Words: Giuliani on Torture

So Giuliani is attending a town meeting and is asked questions about torture:

“I wanted to ask you two questions,’’ she said. “One, do you think waterboarding is torture? And two, do you think the president can order something like waterboarding even though it’s against U.S. and international law?’’

He then goes on and gives an answer that is surely the best impression of a crazy person one is likely to witness in the entire campaign:

Mr. Giuliani responded: “O.K. First of all, I don’t believe the attorney general designate in any way was unclear on torture. I think Democrats said that; I don’t think he was.’’

Ms. Gustitus said: “He said he didn’t know if waterboarding is torture.”
Mr. Giuliani said: “Well, I’m not sure it is either. I’m not sure it is either. It depends on how it’s done. It depends on the circumstances. It depends on who does it."

He then goes on to attack the "liberal media" for falsely describing this delightful practice.

“Sometimes they describe it accurately. Sometimes they exaggerate it. So I’d have to see what they really are doing, not the way some of these liberal newspapers have exaggerated it.”

So, a practice that is condemned by the rest of the world - and every US administration before this one - is now okay depending "the circumstances" and "who does it".

Of course, Giuliani is actually describing the official position of the Bush administration: "It's not torture if we do it".

What the fuck has happened to the Republican Party? They now have candidates openly supporting torture and being applauded for doing so....

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