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news.yahoo.com - 1/11/2009

Bush defends interrogation record (Politico)

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Politico - President Bush on Sunday defended controversial interrogation measures established by his administration, arguing that techniques like water-boarding helped save American lives.

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pbs.org - 1/15/2009

Cheney Reflects on Legacy, Defends Interrogation Policy | Online NewsHour | January 14, 2009

— pbs.org — JIM LEHRER: Mr. Vice President, welcome. VICE PRESIDENT DICK CHENEY: It's good to be back, Jim. MR.... LEHRER: Thank you, sir. Yesterday President Bush said that he will leave Washington next week with a great sense of accomplishment. Do you feel the ... (more) Cheney Reflects on Legacy, Defends Interrogation Policy ...

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whitehouse.gov - 1/8/2009

The Bush Record

— whitehouse.gov — George W. Bush is the 43rd President of the United States. He was sworn into office on... January 20, 2001, re-elected on November 2, 2004, and sworn in for a second term on January 20, 2005. Before his Presidency, he served for 6 years as Governor of ... (more) The Bush Record

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George W. Bush

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abcnews.go.com - 1/12/2009

Bush Aware of Advisers' Interrogation Talks

— abcnews.go.com — President Bush says he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details about how... high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an exclusive interview with ABC News ... (more) Bush Aware of Advisers' Interrogation Talks

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President (still!) George Bush Defends "Harsh" Interrogation Techniques
Ace of Spades HQ — President (still!) George Bush Defends "Harsh" Interrogation Techniques I can't believe he has to defend this . “The techniques…were necessary and are necessary to be used on a rare occasion to get information to protect the American people,” Bush said during an expansive exit interview that aired on Fox Sunday. Citing an interrogation with Al Qaeda strategist Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, which included simulated drowning, otherwise known as “waterboarding,” the outgoing president said, “We believe the information we gained helped save lives on American soil.” Roughing up ...

BuzzFlash Mailbag for January 12, 2009
BuzzFlash.org - Progressive News and Commentary with an Attitude | Fight Ignorance: Read BuzzFlash — ... only by us. But I am concerned that America, at some point in time, lets down her guard, the president said. If we do that, the country becomes highly vulnerable. He still doesn t get it. He has caused the entire world to look at us as people who do not keep their word. Situational ethics doesn t work and never has. A couple of weeks ago Cheney admitted to okaying the torture and now Bush is doing it as well. Lock them both up and waterboard them until they admit it is torture. http://news.yahoo.com/s/politico/20090111/pl_politico/17320 Karen Webb, Moore, Ok. Karen Webb ...

Footnote to 2005 OLC memo reveals waterboarding used ‘with far greater frequency than initially indicated.’
Think Progress — ... Earlier this year, President Bush defended his administration’s use of torture by claiming that the techniques, including waterboarding, “are necessary to be used on a rare occasion to get information to protect the American people.” However, in one of the ...