Helen Thomas Confronts Perino On Torture; Perino Denies and Lies
During this afternoon’s White House press briefing, reporter Helen Thomas noted that Bush “has admitted that he did sign off on torture” saying it damages “the credibility of this country.” But press secretary Dana Perino denied that the United States has ever tortured detainees and referred to testimony from CIA Director Michael Hayden as evidence. [..]
In fact, during a February 5 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing, Hayden said outright that “waterboarding has been used” on three detainees in U.S. custody. But Hayden has refused to label waterboarding “torture,” calling it a “legal term” which seems to fit nicely with the Bush administration’s self-serving narrowed legal definition.
But waterboarding is torture and illegal under both U.S. and international law – with experts, government officials and those who have been subject to the harsh treatment all agreeing.
Seeming to acknowledge her colleagues’ absence on this story, an exasperated Thomas said out loud after her exchange with Perino: “Where is everybody? For God’s sakes.”
Hat tip to Crooks and Liars.
2 comments:
Wow. That Perino is a real piece of shit. A perfect fit.
"We have not tortured." How does she manage to say that? That entire room ought to have got up and walked out. Everyone in there should have said, "stop lying! We have tortured."
It's astonishing that they will continue to hold up the discredited opinions of Yoo and Gonzales as proof that, under their interpretation of the law, the US did not torture.
There can't be a sentient human being alive who agrees with that.
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