Rumsfeld Disproves GOP's Tortured Argument

readersupportednews.org, FOK News by Keith Olbermann | May. 5, 2011 (Comment)

Guess who’s out tonight denying that waterboarding, or even “harsh treatment” led to the info that led to Bin Laden?

“It is true that some information that came from normal interrogation approaches at Guantanamo did lead to information that was beneficial in this instance. But it was not harsh treatment and it was not waterboarding.”

That was said by Don Rumsfeld. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, U.S., Politics
Topics: Torture, Republicans, Tea Party
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - May 5, 2011 - 1:29 AM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - May 5, 2011 - 1:31 AM PDT

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 by Dwight Rousu - May. 5, 2011

Quoting a known liar and war criminal does not seem like the best sourcing, but perhaps Rumsfeld is trying to redeem his reputation by telling a truth.

There is the unfortunate realization that if this information truly germinated during the Bush Administration, and truly came from waterboarding, that means The Bush ... More »

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