Posted on 06/17/2005 8:51:24 AM PDT by Commander Salamander
WASHINGTON, June 17 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says right-wing media misrepresented comments he made about abuse of terror suspects, which he compared to Nazi abuses.
Durbin late Tuesday read what he said was an e-mail message from an FBI agent regarding alleged prisoner abuse. Durbin said if it didn't identify the source of the information "you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime."
Several high-ranking Republicans responded Thursday. Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said, "The danger the loose comments such as that, comparison which have no basis in fact or history, could do harm to the men and women" in the U.S. military. Warner called for an apology.
Durbin did not, however, back down. Saying he wasn't criticizing service personnel, he blamed the right-wing media for taking his words out of context. He said abusive treatment of prisoners was something most likely in "repressive regimes" than the United States.
Here's Pol Pot did "to prisoners in their control":
Here's Hitler did "to prisoners in their control":
Since the Soviet Gulags were never liberated, photo evidence of their crimes are not readily available.
Hahahahahahahaha! When the worm doesn't want to face up to the controversy that he started and enjoyed for awhile, he (and like Hitlery) blames VARC (vast right wing conspirators). What a dunce!
I think the most effective way is to email his contributers:
http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/contrib.asp?CID=N00004981&cycle=2004
Hurt him where it counts!
Let me see if I got the gist of your remark.
Is this in reference to the lenght of the line that I would have to stand in waiting for my turn.
Actually, I intended the remark to convey excrement but being a lady, it sounded harsh.
(huge grin)
How can the media take his words out of context when he said it TWICE on the floor of the Senate LIVE?
I wonder how many people will believe it's a VRWC?
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