The Road of Bones

"[Bush Administration] officials said the captive, Ibn al-Shaykh al-Libi, provided his most specific and elaborate accounts about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda only after he was secretly handed over to Egypt by the United States in January 2002, in a process known as rendition.

The new disclosure provides the first public evidence that bad intelligence on Iraq may have resulted partly from the administration's heavy reliance on third countries to carry out interrogations of Qaeda members and others detained as part of American counterterrorism efforts. The Bush administration used Mr. Libi's accounts as the basis for its prewar claims, now discredited, that ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda included training in explosives and chemical weapons."

So, what do we have here? It was the policy of this administration to torture those it considers 'enemy combatants.' In the lead-up to the Iraq war, this Al Qaeda "officer" gave "specific and elaborate accounts about ties between Iraq and Al Qaeda." He was being tortured in Egypt.

John McCain, my most favoritist Republican, has said many times that under torture, you will say anything to make it stop. The administration knew these claims were obtained via "coercion," (I.E. - waterboarding, gay pyramids, et. al.) but never told us! What kind of sick freaks start a war based on the agonized throes of one under intense physical duress?

Is this the kind of government you want? Keep it in mind come November, 2006. For once, this independent will be voting straight Democrat - at least on the Federal level. I will make every effort to contact the candidates I plan on supporting to let them know my reasons for offering my support. Bush must go. Impeach. Impeach. Impeach.

Worst. Administration. Ever.

Posted by The Gonzo Muckraker on Friday, December 09, 2005 at Friday, December 09, 2005 | Permalink