Monday, November 07, 2005
And Laws Were Made To Get Bent
Bush, in so many words: "It's not torture if we don't say it is."
"Our country is at war and our government has the obligation to protect the American people," Bush said. "Any activity we conduct is within the law. We do not torture."
See, now, this can be taken two ways. One is, "Whenever we take an action, we make sure it follows the law." The other is, "No matter what we do, it's okay." And, given Abu Ghraib, the detainment without trial at Guantanamo, the secret CIA prisons in countries that conveniently allow torture, and Cheney's calculated movements against McCain's anti-torture bill, I think it's pretty certain which one the Bush administration really means.
Remember, if the President does it, it isn't a crime.
"Our country is at war and our government has the obligation to protect the American people," Bush said. "Any activity we conduct is within the law. We do not torture."
See, now, this can be taken two ways. One is, "Whenever we take an action, we make sure it follows the law." The other is, "No matter what we do, it's okay." And, given Abu Ghraib, the detainment without trial at Guantanamo, the secret CIA prisons in countries that conveniently allow torture, and Cheney's calculated movements against McCain's anti-torture bill, I think it's pretty certain which one the Bush administration really means.
Remember, if the President does it, it isn't a crime.
