LIVE THREAD: Rumsfeld Testifies Regarding Treatment of Iraqi Prisoners

http://freerepublic.com ^ | May 7, 2004

[Howlin]

Link to C-SPAN

http://inside.c-spanarchives.org:8080/cspan/schedule.csp

I'm sure all the networks will be showing this.

[maryz]

Levin: don't seem to be aberrant. Gonzalez wrote in memo decision against Geneva Convention affords flexibility. Sends message to the world that US does not feel bound by standards of conduct.

How far up the chain was there explicit or impl. knowledge of abuses? Why were military police subjugated to military intelligence? How is in our interest to have civilian contractors conduct interrogation? Military authorities don't have the same authority over civilians.

[ThomasMore]

"They are out for someone's blood. This is a bloodfest. "

You may be right...but its BullS**T

[Howlin]

This treatment is not aberrant but methodical and intentional.

Right out of Kerry's playbook.

[prairiebreeze]

Another good insight.

[cwb]

Levin is using this hearing as a tool to question "everything" he doesn't like about this war.

[carton253]

Apparently, you need to read it again.

Apparently, you weren't succinct while you were frothing at the keyboard!

[ken5050]

Levin's first two sentences..tried to tie it to Bush, via Gonzales..

[maryz]

Levin: apologize to the Iraqis. Also need prompt and decisive action.

[Mo1]

Wellstone funeral redux ?

More like how the Dems acted on the 9/11 panel

[kacres]

I prayed for him this morning, also for our President.

God Bless them!

[OESY]

Oh, oh, Levin has just nailed the chain of command for trying to extract information from prisoners to save the lives of our troops. Guilty, guilty, guilty. Off with their heads! /sarcasm

[ride the whirlwind]

LOL. Than Rummy looks up, and says: "Oh, I'm sorry. Did you say something?"

:-)

[TomGuy]

[cyncooper]

Rummy being put under oath.

Deafening clatter of shutters going off.

[JFC]

time to Freep!

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[Yaelle]

But think of all the people who don't KNOW this is politics. Those were atrocities and of you think only with your emotions, you will be lapping this up and telling all yer friends...

[petercooper]

Hey Carl Levin, here's a quarter. Why not go down to the river and have a rat knaw that thing off your face.

[mwl1]

Levin's slamming the entire military...the CIA...everything American. It's sickening.

Let him. Admittedly, it hurts our troops, but it's good politically for the President.

[maryz]

Swearing Rummie in now. He'll make opening remarks.