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Saturday, March 08 2008, 09:44 PM Bush vetoes waterboarding ban President Bush said Saturday he vetoed legislation that would ban the CIA from using harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding to break suspected terrorists because it would end practices that have prevented attacks. 23 News Stories, 3 Liberal Blogs, 2 Conservative Blogs Post A Comment
From The Left
Daily Kos More Straight Talk From John Mccain Albatross! As George W. Bush vetoes legislation designed to prevent the United States from torturing foreign nationals, he exposes the lack of straight talk from his new best friend, John McCain (bolded mine). President Bush vetoed Saturday legislation
legitgov Bush Vetoes Bill Outlawing Cia Waterboarding President [sic] George W. Bush on Saturday vetoed legislation passed by Congress that would have banned the CIA from using waterboarding and other controversial interrogation techniques. Lawmakers included the anti-torture measure in a broader bill author
legitgov Bush Veto Allows Cia Torture To Continue US President [sic] George W Bush has vetoed legislation that would have prevented the CIA from using torture during interrogation of terrorism suspects. The annual intelligence authorisation bill would have required the CIA to follow the Army Field Manual
From The Right
Stop The ACLU Bush Vetos Interrogation Bill As the left freak out on this, keep in mind that the technique the media painted to be evil, waterboarding, has been used on three terrorists, all of whom had vital information on attacks in the planning stages. They also revealed that information after
BrothersJudd Blog There's A Good Election Issue For Democrats...: Bush vetoes bill to limit CIA on interrogation methods (Steven Lee Myers, March 9, 2008, NY Times) President George W. Bush further cemented his legacy of fighting for strong executive powers, using his veto to halt a congressional effort to limit the CIA