Instead the only thing [Obama] has accomplished is to make Americans
less safe.
Read the memos (go into a time-warp dialing your mind-set back to
9-12-2001), then ask yourself if these enhanced interrogation techniques
really qualify as torture....
Back in 1983, a Texas sheriff and three deputies were prosecuted by
Ronald Reagan's Department of Justice for waterboarding criminal
suspects. They were convicted. The sheriff was sentenced to 10 year
in prison. His deputies got 4 year each. And while I have your
attention, have a look at this:
"The United States participated actively and effectively in the
negotiation of the Convention . It marks a significant step in
the development during this century of international measures
against torture and other inhuman treatment or punishment.
Ratification of the Convention by the United States will clearly
express United States opposition to torture, an abhorrent
practice unfortunately still prevalent in the world today.
"The core provisions of the Convention establish a regime for
international cooperation in the criminal prosecution of
torturers relying on so-called 'universal jurisdiction.' Each
State Party is required either to prosecute torturers who
are found in its territory or to extradite them to other
countries for prosecution.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1079/is_n2137_v88/ai_6742034/
That's from President Ronald Reagan's signing statement ratifying the
UN Convention on Torture in 1984. Reagan was adamant about
prosecuting torture, and also inhumane treatment that might not be
looked on as full-on torture. It's funny how John Yoo and others
overlooked these facts when they wrote their pro-torture legal
opinions. Well, not funny in a good way.
Take your time reflecting on how low conservatism in America has
fallen.