Bush, McCain reach agreement on tribunal laws

MSNBC ^ | 9/21/2006 | nbc news

[tobyhill]

President Bush and Sen. John McCain have reached an agreement on legislation covering tribunals for enemy combatant suspects, NBC News reported Thursday.

Details on the deal were not immediately available.

The compromise comes amid a stalemate that has divided the House and Senate on the treatment of detainees. The two sides remained at odds this week over how to adhere to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and — simultaneously — give the CIA wide leeway to conduct interrogations.

[mystery-ak]

can we beat the crap out of the detainees now!!!!

[BigSkyFreeper]

I generally avoid the FOX News website. Takes forever to load on dialup. All those images and Java crap.

[Darlin']

LOL. Come to think of it, Chavez doesn't have a neck either. Must be a characteristic of nutty, attention craving hotheads.

[Pukin Dog]

It appears that POTUS beat McNasty on this one.....

Either that, or McCain tripped over a camera cord and bruised his ego.

[Pukin Dog]

Agreed, that web site is unreadable. I am afraid to go there now especially because I am running Vista RC1, and it might explode at any time.

[mystery-ak]

I see...you are not a trophy male, you just want free booze....lol

[COBOL2Java]

OK, Senator! Do you want what's behind door number one, number two, or door number three?

[BigSkyFreeper]

And it's pointless turning images off because some of the headlines and links to stories are buried in the images themselves.

[mystery-ak]

Hey, Lindsey...BOO!

[Pukin Dog]

Bingo.

[Michael Goldsberry]

Panties on heads! Woohoo!

[Alas Babylon!]

Didn't gay used to mean happy? Is Lindsay really, really, happy?

[onyx]

This has to be McCain's most foolish move --- he actually hurt himself --- the WOT was his only strong suit and he shot that down all by himself.

[OldFriend]

Tee hee........of course, WABC radio hackette saying that she thinks Bush blinked.....but she's not sure of the details.

Typical drive by bull-oney!

[ohioWfan]

You're right.

Now he can't be trusted about ANYTHING.

Sometimes it's stupid to be contrary just for contrary's sake.

You're a BIG LOSER, McCAIN!

[RobFromGa]

Bush's Statement:

I want to thank the members of the United States Senate for working with my administration to meet our top legislative priority, and that is a law that will help us crack the terror network and to save American lives.



I had a single test for the pending legislation, and that's this: Would the CIA operators tell me whether they could go forward with the program, that is a program to question detainees to be able to get information to protect the American people. I'm pleased to say that this agreement preserves the most single — most potent tool we have in protecting America and foiling terrorist attacks, and that is the CIA program to question the world's most dangerous terrorists and to get their secrets.



The measure also creates military commissions that will bring these ruthless killers to justice. In short, the agreement clears the way to do what the American people expect us to do, to capture terrorists, to detain terrorists, to question terrorists, and then to try them. I hope the Congress will send me legislation before it wraps up their business next week.



Thank you.

[OldFriend]

The interrogators are protected from prosecution.

This is a BIG win for our country. The bottom line has always been the protection of our 'professionals' as our beloved President refers to them.

[mystery-ak]

Pure BS.....Bush got what he wanted...McCain and his little toady, Lindsey would be all over the networks otherwise.

[BigSkyFreeper]

WABC radio hackette saying that she thinks Bush blinked

Someone needs to fill Vannity in with the details.

:)

[EQAndyBuzz]

I think Graham is taking a shot for McCains VP.

This stinks of McCain still trying to get Bush for SC 2000.