Showing posts with label Torture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Torture. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

A new CNN Poll of Poll's shows that more than 66% of the
American people would rather be waterboarded than watch
Glenn Beck on Headline News.

Monday, January 14, 2008

"If it happens to me, waterboarding is torture.
If it happens to you, Tim, I'd like to watch."

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

The Two Faces of Lindsey Graham
"The Army Field Manual as a one-stop shop to guide the way we handle lawful combatants and enemy combatants is absolutely necessary if for no other reason than to protect our own troops.... [I]f you want to torture people, the Army Field Manual says no and the President says no. It is now time for Congress to say no."
October 5, 2005

"I think quite frankly applying the Army field manual to the CIA would be ill-advised and would destroy a program that I think is lawful and helps the country."
December 14, 2007

Friday, December 14, 2007

"There has also been a collective failure to recognize the problem
of the abuse of interrogation-enhancing drugs by the CIA."

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

The Potrzebie Prize #3
President Bush Applauded for Being the Only Senior Official
in Washington with No Knowledge of the CIA Torture Tapes

Friday, December 7, 2007

"Gold tie, diamond-studded cufflinks, manicured nails,
expertly-trimmed beard. You may be a hard-nosed
sonofabitch when it comes to torturing people, Mr. Rizzo,
but you're the most nattily dressed nominee to come before
this Committee in a month of Sundays."
Ratso got all huffy when someone asked if he was
related to John Rizzo, the Acting General Counsel
for the CIA.
"Hey Rizzo, you any kin to Ratso?"

Thursday, December 6, 2007

"And then I took those wascal CIA torture tapes
and cwushed them in my bare hands!"

Tuesday, November 6, 2007

Hairy Reed Profoundly Disturbed by Statements Judge Michael
Mukasey Made Concerning the Legality of the Use of Waterboarding
Man Waterboarded Outside Justice Department for
Demonstrating Against Mukasey Nomination

Monday, November 5, 2007

As another hole was about to be drilled in the
suspected terrorist with a DeWalt DC728KA Cordless,
Lt. General Russel Honoré, "one John Wayne dude,"
was heard to say, "We've got an obligation to do
what the hell we've got to do to make sure we get
the mission done."
"One would have to apply the facts to the law, the law
to the facts, to determine whether any technique,
whatever it happened to be, would cause severe physical
pain or suffering. I'm John Bellinger, State Department
counsel, and I would be browner if I didn't take a stool
softener every day."

Saturday, November 3, 2007

In his Saturday radio address, President Bush proposed adding
the sport of waterboarding to the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Democratic Senators Diane Feinstein and Charles Schumer
said they would have to study the President's proposal before
declaring their position on the issue.

Monday, October 29, 2007

The Senate Judiciary Committee has decided to waterboard
Michael Mukasey, the nominee for Attorney-General. The
rationale for this procedure is simple: if Mr. Mukasey doesn't
scream, beg for mercy, or admit he hates puppies, the Committee
will agree waterboarding is not torture and vote unanimously
to pass his nomination to the Senate floor.

Friday, October 19, 2007

"How much longer before you decide waterboarding
amounts to torture, Mr. Mukasey?"

Monday, October 8, 2007

After repeated waterboardings by the CIA, Boston's David Ortiz
confessed yesterday that he was a fan of the Los Angeles Angels
and that he only hits home runs to show his solidarity with
Al-Qaida.

Thursday, October 4, 2007

"Beg pardon, Helen. We don't torture people.
We just torture truth."

Wednesday, June 13, 2007

After a long night of waterboarding by the President,
Republican hardliners finally confessed they are members
of al-Qaida. But they still refused to vote for his immigration
reform plan.

Friday, May 25, 2007

"After I double the size of Guantanamo, it shall be referred
to thenceforth as Mittmo, not Gitmo."