Torture to Collect Evidence OK with Republican Peter King

[Independem]

Torture to Collect Evidence OK with Republican Peter King

From what I gather Republicans consider torture as a viable way of getting evidence and is fine with them. They are pissed that the evidence obtained by using torture was not used to convict Ghailani.

Guantanamo Trial Verdict Angers US Lawmakers

Republican Representative Peter King from the state of New York says he is "disgusted" by what he described as a "total miscarriage of justice." King is the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, and is set to become its chairman in January.

http://www.voanews.com/english/news/usa/Guantanamo-Trial-Verdict-Angers-US-Lawmakers-108952894.html

After WWII it would be called war crimes, now it’s a reason to hate the Democratic President for allowing a far trial?

[sakabatou]

1. Can I see King go through it?

See if he'll tell people anything to stop.

[struggle4progress]

2. Maybe he'd submit to waterboarding to determine if he's cheating on his taxes

[Independem]

3. Justice Dept. Says CIA Destroyed 92 Torture Tapes

Justice Dept. Says CIA Destroyed 92 Torture Tapes

The CIA destroyed 92 videotapes – far more than previously known – to prevent disclosure of evidence revealing how the agency’s interrogators subjected “war on terror” detainees to waterboarding and other brutal methods, according to court documents filed by the Justice Department.

http://pubrecord.org/torture/230/justice-dept-says-cia-destroyed-92-torture-tapes/

Torture is a international crime, republicans think they are above any laws international or otherwise, that’s what makes them so dangerous in a global economy when one group of people think they are superior.

[Doctor_J]

4. When we start investigating Bush for various crimes, King should be tortured

to see if he knows anything.

Fucking gutless piece of shit.