Gonzales says US should be open to torturing again

[kpete]

Source: Raw Story

Gonzales says US should be open to torturing again
By John Byrne

Published: May 4, 2009

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Gonzales was taking part in an interview by MSNBC’s Dan Abrams along with former Bush Attorney General John Ashcroft. The session was conducted at American Jewish University Apr. 27. The full transcript is available here.

Abrams repeatedly asked Gonzales if the techniques the Bush administration approved amounted to torture, and whether President Barack Obama was correct in releasing them. Gonzales said he disagreed with Obama’s decision.

“It does provide, in my judgment, important information to the enemy,” Gonzales quipped. Then he provided a more notable remark.

“And then secondly, to say that we have now discontinued these techniques,” he continued, “they may be necessary in the future. And by disclosing it, means you take them off the table and they can never be used again.”

Read more: http://rawstory.com/08/blog/2009/05/04/gonzales-says-us-should-consider-torturing-again/

[w4rma]

1. evil. (nt)

[KansDem]

6. What's worse than "evil?"

Evil with access to a complicit, corporate-media megaphone.

Really, though...why are we (still) even hearing from these fuckwads?

[jtrockville]

43. Good men who allow evil to flourish: that's worse than evil.

[bitchkitty]

2. Crazy evil.

He belongs on a psych ward.

[Gman]

3. They'll never get it

we don't torture, period. I don't care who in the world knows that.

[liberal N proud]

4. Let Alberto and his good buddy Asscroft be the first and last in line

[Rosa Luxemburg]

5. Gonzales is not off the hook yet

[geomon666]

7. What an evil son of a bitch.

I hope, god I hope that someone somewhere is saving these little moments of insight into what was the most corrupt, evil, disgusting regime the United States has ever produced so that maybe far into the future we can look back and clearly see how evil these pigs are.

[The_Commonist]

9. That's what DU is...

We've been saving all these moments since January, 2001.

[pattmarty]

25. AND, stupid son of a bitch also. He ain't the brightest guy in the world.

Just look at some of his press conferences to see how much a dumb motherfucker he really is.

[14thColony]

42. That's how I see him

Too stupid to figure out how to be evil.

[JDPriestly]

8. When the Communists did it, we called it torture, and we condemned them for it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5590422&mesg_id=5590422

[Judi Lynn]

10. We've never had uglier people in any administration. These people are monsters.

http://skeptisys.files.wordpress.com.nyud.net:8090/2008/05/alberto_gonzalez_32.jpg

It's like he's standing just out of reach, menacing the rest of
the world, still. Hope fate holds some surprises for these fools.

[Xipe Totec]

11. He is a traitor to the constitution n/t

[sinkingfeeling]

12. No wonder Gonzales still hasn't found work!

[EFerrari]

13. Torquemada needs to go to jail and John needs an editor. n/t

[AlphaCentauri]

14. Can we practice torture with Gonzales? lets start with the Garrotte

I mean we have to be trained first, don't we? Mr. Gonzales
:sarcasm:

[PetrusMonsFormicarum]

15. All I want to see from this assclown

n/t

[lsewpershad]

18. Can't wait

to see him as well as the others who were responsible.

[Buzz Clik]

16. Someone please send this guy to jail.

[Overseas]

17. If we don't prosecute the torturers, and impeach Bybee, they can rise again.

That Gonzalez would even dare suggest using torture again makes it clear that prosecution is necessary.

[Historic NY]

19. I agree, Republicans.

[DebbieCDC]

20. Oh, like I'd take Gonzo's advice on anything

[salguine]

21. Isn't this asshole in shackles and orange coveralls yet? How about we

torture Alberto Gonzales and see if he still thinks it's great.

[LynnTheDem]

22. So why did we take out Saddam Hussein??? According to the bush cabal, after the "wmd" bullshit

excuse fell apart, it was because Saddam Hussein was "worse than Hitler" and an "evil-doer" who "TORTURED PEOPLE".

If the USA TORTURES people, we are WORSE THAN SADDAM HUSSEIN's REGIME was.

It's truly that simple. Even the rightwingnuts should be able to understand it.

[Bette Noir]

23. I vote "life in prison without parole."

[Hepburn]

40. Too good for him....

...unless we can make sure he also gets life in prison after death.

JMHO

[TheCoxwain]

24. I agree ... we should torture Cheney, Rumsfeld and Gonzalez

[Vidar]

26. Just begging for prosecution.

[mattfromnossa]

27. Obviously once a person decides to violate their own moral code

because of a goal -- no matter how laudatory that goal might be -- they have begun their path down a very slippery slope. It becomes thereafter just a matter of raising the ante a bit, until there are no rules which cannot be broken or bent.

[TankLV]

28. Hey - how come nobody's nominated Gonzo for SCOTUS this time around?!!!

he's a Hispanic...!!!

[Journeyman]

29. Not even for Gonzales should we torture, no matter what info we'd learn from him. . .

[ConcernedCanuk]

30. WOW - ya gotta realize that this is being read in Russia, China, India, Mexico, Canada, Venezuela -

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.
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and another hundred nations . . .

Then blogged, twittered and e-mailed all over the globe.

USA is killing itself with its own aggression.

WELL . . .

Isn't that what ALL EMPIRES IN THE HISTORY OF MANKIND DID???

USA's quest for global domination is gonna be it's downfall.

That's the way empires go ya know??

Read a book or two USA!

REAL Ones!!

[eggplant]

31. I don't understand why this surprises anyone

Whether he believes it or not, he has to either say "yea, it was great and we should keep doing it", or he has to admit culpability. There isn't any middle ground.

Personally, I'm happy to let The Hague deal with him.

[No Elephants]

32. On the bright side, he didn't say "I don't recall.,"

[damntexdem]

33. The next "panel" he participates in should be at a defendant's table.

And then he should be convicted and imprisoned.

[radfringe]

34. good... let's start with Gonzo

regarding attorney firings for starters... let's see how much he can suddenly remember while water is poured over his face, or while there's a dog nipping at his naughty bits....

[Zhade]

35. ARREST THIS MOTHERFUCKING TRAITOR!

NOW!

[Canuckistanian]

36. Get him. Get him on anything - jaywalking, tax evasion, I don't care

Just get him the Hell away from civilization.

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

37. Why oh why

Are they still letting these dirtbags clog up the airwaves?

[dgibby]

38. Because if we give them enough rope and an open mike,

they'll hang themselves.

[Solly Mack]

39. Fuck'em both. Jail'em both.

[Javaman]

41. he really enjoys that hole he's digging.

he's the kind of asshole that doesn't know when to shut up and thinks if he keeps talking he will come up with some sort of brilliant insight to justify his fuck ups.

he's one evil fucker.

[Alamuti Lotus]

44. What is that Mr. Gonzales? Volunteering yourself to be first in line? What a noble example.

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