And Obama/Reid OPPOSE an independent commission on Bush/Cheney's torture program.
MCM ====== April 24 David Gregory suggests Bush 'went out of his way' to follow laws on torture John Byrne -- Friday April 24, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/news/2008/David_Gregory_suggests_Bush_went_out_0424.html>http://rawstory.com/news/2008/David_Gregory_suggests_Bush_went_out_0424.html In a puzzling remark that seems to demonstrate the extent to which the mainstream media tries to "balance" discussions of controversial issues, NBC's David Gregory suggested Thursday that the Bush Administration issued memorandums outlining the torture of detainees out of great respect for the law. Reid, Obama oppose independent commission on torture Agence France-Presse -- Thursday April 23, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/news/2008/White_House_Reid_against_interrogation_probe_0423.html>http://rawstory.com/news/2008/White_House_Reid_against_interrogation_probe_0423.html The White House and its top US Senate ally poured cold water Thursday on hopes of creating an independent commission to probe harsh Bush-era interrogation techniques widely seen as torture. Meghan McCain to Cheney: 'You had your 8 years. Go away.' By David Edwards -- April 23, 2009 <http://rawstory.com/08/blog/2009/04/23/meghan-mccain-to-cheney-you-had-your-8-years-go-away/>http://rawstory.com/08/blog/2009/04/23/meghan-mccain-to-cheney-you-had-your-8-years-go-away/ Meghan McCain expressed dissatisfaction with some former Bush officials who have criticized Obama during his first 100 days. "It's hard for me - it's very unprecedented for someone like karl rove or dick cheney to be criticizing the president. i just - my criticism is just, you know, you had your eight years, go away," McCain told hosts of ABC's The View. BLOG Father knows best: Liz Cheney tells Norah O'Donnell that 'we did not torture' <http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/daddys-little-girl-liz-cheney-tells-norah-odonnell-that-we-did-not-torture/>http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/daddys-little-girl-liz-cheney-tells-norah-odonnell-that-we-did-not-torture/ Liz Cheney, former Deputy Assistant to Condoleezza Rice joined MSNBC's Norah O'Donnell this afternoon to defend her father, former Vice President Dick Cheney, and the Bush administration's use of waterboarding detainees in US custody. Olbermann: $1000 for every second Hannity undergoes waterboarding <http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/olbermann-1000-for-every-second-hannity-undergoes-waterboarding/>http://rawstory.com/blog/2009/04/olbermann-1000-for-every-second-hannity-undergoes-waterboarding/ "For every second you last, a thousand dollars -- live or on tape, provided other networks' cameras are there. A thousand dollars a second, Sean, because this is no game. This is serious stuff. Put your money where your mouth is, and your nose. Oh, and I'll double it when you admit you feared for your life, when you admit the horrible truth -- waterboarding, the symbol of the last administration, is torture." For more go to: <http://www.rawstory.com>http://www.rawstory.com<http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/> http://rawstory.com/rawreplay/ RSS Feeds: <http://rawstory.com/rss.php>http://rawstory.com/rss.php <http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz>http://feeds.feedburner.com/rawstory/gKpz Facebook: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234>http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Raw-Story/20324257234 Twitter: <http://twitter.com/rawstory>http://twitter.com/rawstory =========== Kyle F. Hence <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] <http://www.rawstory.com>http://www.rawstory.com ============================================================================================================= To be removed from The Rawstory Wire please reply with "REMOVE" in the subject line. To add your address please send an email to <mailto:[email protected]>[email protected] with"ADD" in the subject line. If per chance you are receiving duplicates please let me know and I'll address it. Thank you. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to Mark Crispin Miller's "News From Underground" newsgroup. To unsubscribe, send a blank email to [email protected] OR go to http://groups.google.com/group/newsfromunderground and click on the "Unsubscribe or change membership" link in the yellow bar at the top of the page, then click the "Unsubscribe" button on the next page. For more News From Underground, visit http://markcrispinmiller.com -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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