Posted on 03/13/2018 1:45:11 PM PDT by detective
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Tuesday condemned President Trump's decision to nominate Gina Haspel to become the director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), saying she was involved in "one of darkest chapters in American history."
While he expressed confidence in current CIA Director Mike Pompeo's ability to serve as secretary of State, an appointment Trump announced earlier Tuesday, McCain said in a statement that Haspel needs to explain her stance on torture.
"The torture of detainees in U.S. custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history," McCain said. "Ms. Haspel needs to explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the CIA's interrogation program during the confirmation process."
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Frankly McCain, I don’t give a damn what you say about anything.
BFL
“Did McCain actually say it...or was it a press release from George Soros?”
Here is a copy of the statement.
What do you think?
Mar 13 2018
STATEMENT BY SASC CHAIRMAN JOHN McCAIN ON LEADERSHIP CHANGES AT STATE DEPARTMENT & CIA
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, released the following statement today on the proposed leadership changes at the State Department and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA):
“I have known Mike Pompeo for many years and believe he will continue to serve our nation honorably as Secretary of State, if confirmed. With the world order rapidly giving way to chaos, it is more important than ever for our nation to lead from a position of strength on the international stage. And with rising threats wherever we turn, our defense officials—and our troops serving bravely around the world—need a reliable partner in diplomacy. I am confident that Mike Pompeo can meet that challenge as Secretary of State.
“During his own confirmation proceedings for Director of the CIA, Mike Pompeo repeatedly committed that he would comply with the law that applies the Army Field Manual’s interrogation requirements to all U.S. agencies, including the CIA. The American people now deserve the same assurances from Gina Haspel, whose career with the agency has intersected with the program of so-called ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’ on a number of occasions. The torture of detainees in U.S. custody during the last decade was one of the darkest chapters in American history. Ms. Haspel needs to explain the nature and extent of her involvement in the CIA’s interrogation program during the confirmation process. I know the Senate will do its job in examining Ms. Haspel’s record as well as her beliefs about torture and her approach to current law.
“In the aftermath of the September 11th attacks, our government squandered precious moral authority in a futile effort to produce intelligence by means of torture. We are still dealing with the consequences of that desperately misguided decision. Current U.S. law is clear in banning enhanced interrogation techniques. Any nominee for Director of the CIA must pledge without reservation to uphold this prohibition, which has helped us to regain our position of leadership in the struggle for universal human rights—the struggle upon which this country was founded, and which remains its highest aspiration.”
I voted for Sarah.
Ever get the impression that we and John are not rooting for the same team?
McCain’s torture must have really f-—ed him up. It made him take bribes from Charles Keating and look at his thought process. He’s lucky he didn’t do time for accepting bribes.
Just to clarify...President Trump elevated Haspel to deputy director CIA, not Obama.
Wow Juan, was it darker than your collaborating with the enemy?
McCain DEFRAUDING the American people by running as a Republican against Obama, thus ENSURING THE DEEP STATE WOULD WIN THE ELECTION is one of the darkest chapters in American history.
Or maybe McCain helping to CREATE ISIS tops the above?
Absolutely untrue. Actually, ISIS was Al Tawhid merged with Mullah Krekar’s group Ansar, just renamed alQaeda in Iraq, then ISIS, then ISIL, and was led and created by Zarqawi in alliance with Saddam Hussein’s red-headed General al Douri and his son and Baath followers, with the aide of the Syrian regime. One of Zarqawi’s inner circle, Abu Muslim al Turkmani was also a Baathist Colonel of Saddam’s military intelligence under al Dhuri and he and his command, the DGMI, worked closely with the old Soviet KGB.
They recruited from Europe via Syria and a cell in Milan and also drew recruits from Sunnis in Syria, and were harbored by Syria’s Baathist regime which found using these Sunnis as cannon fodder in Iraq against the US was a great way to keep them from troubling the more secular regime dominated by Shiite-leaning socialists. Assad’s brother-in-law Shawkat, head of Syria’s military intelligence, was behind this.
I thought he was quitting. Or dead. I would be happy with either.
Another great testimony for “Gina Haspel from the real traitor, Deep State Song Bird McCain.
Gina was probably also hated by Obama and Brennan”:
Thanks to Helicondelta for finding the above
He is so sexist. Plain old boy’s club biggot who can’t stand to see women make decisions.
Don’t go away mad, John... just go away.
...from a guy dealing with fake dossier to bring down an elected President STFU POS
Just when I think it is the last we have heard from McCain before he bites the bullet, he raises his ugly head from the hospice bed pillow and makes noises like clattering bedpan.
You kill 3,000 innocent people, including kids, without a shred of mercy, all bets are off. Niceties are pushed to the side. Is it against the law to annihilate those who did this, their families and associates? Take your "moral authority" and shove it. We needed a whole lotta dead Muzzlimes. And if roughing them up (which they would not hesitate to do to U.S. troops) would yield valuable information toward that goal, then you do it. Never mind the shrill girlish voices of libtards. They'd see us all die before violating their misguided sick "principles". And no one believes McStain was working against America more than I do.
Oh I see how it is. You want to use facts,eh?
So, was the long time Senator bashing on her when ( someone) elevated her to the current job?
This will be "torture" for all those snowflake commies out there...Think it is safe to assume that the swamp at the CIA is about to be renditioned and then drained completely...
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