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Posted on 02/15/2008 12:14:28 PM PST by Antenna Wilde
02/14/08 by Antenna Wilde
Let me say first, that I have always admired Senator McCain's adamant stance against the use of torture, and have often defended that position against some McCain bashers I've encountered in the blogosphere. Now, however, I'm feeling like a belittled idiot.
On Feb. 13th Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said he would try to advance a revision bill (S.2248) that would prohibit the CIA from using interrogation techniques not authorized by the U.S.Army Field Manual.
"Agreeing on one standard of interrogation will help restore our moral leadership in the world, and certainly that is needed," said Reid. "In the long run, torture does not help the United States. The information isn't reliable, puts our troops at risk and undermines our counterinsurgency efforts."
This echoed the long held opinion of John McCain, who was expected to be one of the few Republicans to cross the aisle and support the provision. Ultimately, McCain followed Senate intelligence ranking member Christopher Bond, R-Mo., who lead the fight against the bill because, "...everything in the Army Field Manual is republished in the al-Qaida manuals for all of the upper tier al-Qaida members to study, and they will be totally ineffective against them," Bond said.
Bond's statement was in direct contradiction to McCain's written statement dated November 4, 2005, which reads, "Mr. President, I rise to offer an amendment that would (1) establish the Army Field Manual as the uniform standard for the interrogation of Department of Defense detainees and (2) prohibit cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of persons in the detention of the U.S. government."
McCain's statement goes on to say, "Mr. President, to fight terrorism we need intelligence. That much is obvious. What should also be obvious is the intelligence we collect must be reliable and acquired humanely, under clear standards understood by all our fighting men and women. To do differently not only offends our values as Americans, but undermines our war effort, because abuse of prisoners harms—not helps—us in the war on terror."
McCain's vote against the provision has sparked a flurry of "flip-flopping" outcries, while various media pundits are pressuring the campaign branded, " The Double Talk Express." What caused the Senator's apparent reversal and what effect it will have on the Presidential debates remains to be seen, but the question I can't get away from is, Has he lost his mind?
Army Field Manual: http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/policy/army/fm/
McCain's written Statement: www.humanrightsfirst.info/pdf/05117-etn-mccain-stat-detain-amdts-auth.pdf
Sorry. Couldn't help myself. ;-)
Your apology is not accepted. Fascist!
1. A newbie vanity.
2. “Looses”.
This is enough to warrant the viking kitties paying you a visit.
Be very, very careful.
Crackhead!
Uh oh.
A duplicate newbie vanity.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970683/posts
That’s it. 3 stikes. You’re out.
Troll.
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