Hillary Clinton supports selective torture of terror suspects

ANI ^ | 10/16/06

[presidio9]

Senator Hillary Clinton has said that she supports legalizing the torture of a captured terror suspect who knows abut "an imminent threat to millions of Americans".

This, she said was an exception to her opposition to torture.

"If we're going to be preparing for the kind of improbable but possible eventuality, then it has to be done within the rule of law," the New York Daily News quoted Hillary as saying in a phone interview on Friday.

She said the "ticking time bomb" scenario represented a narrow exception to her opposition to torture as morally wrong, ineffective and dangerous to American soldiers.

"In the event we were ever confronted with having to interrogate a detainee with knowledge of an imminent threat to millions of Americans, then the decision to depart from standard international practices must be made by the President, and the President must be held accountable," she said.

"That very, very narrow exception within very, very limited circumstances is better than blasting a big hole in our entire law," she added.

[theDentist]

Another lurch to the right in hopes of a few more votes...

[Vicomte13]

She's right about torturing suspects to prevent an imminent attack, obviously.

But that's not a very hard one, is it?

[edcoil]

Senator Hillary Clinton has said that she supports legalizing the torture of a captured terror suspect who knows abut "an imminent threat to millions of Americans".

How about to 50 Americans?

[Hetty_Fauxvert]

Is this a hoax? I can't believe she'd risk alienating her moonbat base with this position.

[Froufrou]

she supports legalizing the torture of a captured terror suspect who knows abut "an imminent threat to millions of Americans".

But, but, but, how do you know they know without torturing them? Am I missing something?

[presidio9]

Another lurch to the right in hopes of a few more votes...

She is going to kill her nomination if she keeps this up. And, meanwhile, it's not like she's picking up any national security/terrorism votes anyway.

[Always Independent]

Using cigars I presume.

[Red Badger]

Having them listen to her speeches ought to do it.............

[Fatuncle]

Well, actually, she is referring to interviewing Bill about the White House interns.

[Mr. Mojo]

Another lurch to the right in hopes of a few more votes...

Yeah but she's not supposed to make that lurch until after securing her party's nomination.

[cripplecreek]

Just the ones who are willing to say Bush is at fault for all things great and small.

[50sDad]

[CASH] "I walk the line.... [/CASH]

[spikeytx86]

Pardon my language but what a Whore!

[Bahbah]

I want to know what her definition of torture is. What, specifically, constitues torture and what methods would she allow. Also, what is the threshhold for the number of citizens who will be killed before she will allow this "torture"?

[Ladysmith]

Wow. Are her numbers down or what? She sounds desperate.

[spikeytx86]

Pardon my language but what a Whore!

[Fawn]

WOW....she must be desperate. Now I'm convinced she's running.....GOod LOrd help us.

[Diogenesis]

She would kill or torture ANYONE who dared even think of getting her way.

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[Enchante]

How about 3,000 or 10,000 or 50,000 or 100,000 or 500,000 Americans??

How about the obvious FACT that usually/always we don't enjoy the convenient certainties of knowing what such hypotheticals assume? How about the FACT that Hillary and Bill are slimy weasels who understand nothing except their own political fortunes...???

[presidio9]

When she gets the nomination, liberal moonbats are going to stay away in droves or vote third party.

[jerry639]

Let's face it. Hillary Clinton would support the selective torture of anyone of us that would dare speak out against her.

[White Bear]

I wonder what her definition of torture would be? If its anything like Bill's definition of sex then the terrorists have nothing to fear.

[Mark]

Her liberal friends all know that she says these things in hopes of getting elected and she is not serious and for them, thats OK.

[Quilla]

Well, I should hope so. She's been torturing me for thirteen years now - every time she opens her mouth.

[ClearCase_guy]

Frquent tactic of pro-abortion activists: "What is the victim were 12 years old? And what if she were pregnant as a result of rape? And what if the rapist were her father? THAT'S why abortion needs to be legal in this country for anyone who wants one!"

So, I guess Hillary thinks torture should be common, normalized, and funded by tax dollars.

[HarleyLady27]

hummmmm wonder if she would like to try all her ideas on bj.....

do you suppose she still has bj's testicles in her lock box?????

[twigs]

Hillary scares me. One of the reasons I've had some doubts about Pres. Bush's proposals to protect us from terrorists is that he and the Republicans will not always be in the WH. I trust Pres. Bush completely, but memories of the Clintons always worried me. This brings it all back. I don't want Hillary in charge if any torture anywhere is allowed. These people do away with their opposition. And they consider Republicans--or anyone in the way of their ambitions--their enemies. They seem much more comfortable aligning themselves with people Republicans and patriots know are our enemy.

[theDentist]

She's be the Dem. equivilant of Saddam Hussein.

[jveritas]

Agreed, and that is why she still the left wing liberal clown that she is. We need to use rough interrogation measures with terrorists to get information period, and it does not need to be only in the case of “imminent threat to millions of Americans” as Hillary Clinton is saying. How about a captured terrorists with information about a plot to kill 50 Americans or even one American a year from now, should not we use rough interrogation with them in this case? Of course we should.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Hillary Clinton supports selective torture of terror suspects

By which she means: "People working for her 2008 Primary opponents." ;)

[stephenjohnbanker]

"Senator Hillary Clinton has said that she supports legalizing the torture of a captured terror suspect who knows abut "an imminent threat to millions of Americans".



.......does that include HER?

[jveritas]

I should have read your post before I posted mine :), agreed 100%.

[Dixie Yooper]

Hillary has been torturing us with her presence since 1991. Why would she want to give that up?

[steve-b]

"As soon as you start talking, we'll take the black pantsuit out of your air vent to your cell...."

[bmwcyle]

Now we can find out the facts about Vince Fostera and Ron Brown.

[Argus]

the decision to depart from standard international practices must be made by the President

Standard international practices? Has this foolish woman ever seen the inside of, say, a Jordanian jail or a Cuban or a Chinese one? In most of the world, what the liberals would consider "torture" is standard practice - and that's if the prisoner's lucky.

[LibLieSlayer]

I wouldn't vote for this b!tch if she squirted $100.00 bills out of her derriere!

LLS

[Dixie Yooper]

How long before Chris Wallace is on this list?

[white trash redneck]

I suspect that the only people HiLIARy wants to see tortured are political opponents who still resist after she sics the IRS on them.

[windsorknot]

I am all for selective torture, but even I would object to subjecting anyone to Mrs. Bill Clinton in the nude.

[presidio9]

Torture as punishment is never acceptable. Torture of a bad guy as an instrument for saving the life of a good guy is always acceptable.

[brooklyn dave]

Just have the prisoner spend a night with Hillary--that'll be torture enough.

[Diogenesis]

Clinton, the Terrorist Enabler: "If you or anyone else dares to damage my legacy,
we shall either use our FBI files on you, or treat you to three words from my wife."

[himno hero]

only if they are female

[groovejedi]

she killed all those people? /s ?

[Felis_irritable]

"Her liberal friends all know that she says these things in hopes of getting elected and she is not serious and for them, thats OK."

Ding ding ding...We have a winner!

[quantim]

'Hillary' and 'torture' in the same sentence is rather pleonastic.

[himno hero]

i don't think the chief interrogator has had any experience with men. i may be wrong.

[Txsleuth]

Yes....she will fight like HECK to keep President Bush from having any of the "power" of a POTUS/CIC....but, she also is making it clear that "when" she is POTUS/CIC....SHE will not be held to the same standards!!!

Plus, she HAS to get closer to the middle....

What a phoney beeeeatch.