In May 2011, John McCain made his own investigation into the claim that CIA torture produced the information that led to finding bin Laden. He went straight to the CIA and was told the claim and the “facts” that supposedly supported it were false. [Read more…]
George Bush: “I’ve said to the people: we don’t torture.”
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| Bush, Dec 8, 2014 |
In 1988, Reagan signed the United Nations Convention Against Torture, which stated that torture could never be used under any “exceptional circumstances, whatsoever.” When doing so he concluded by saying, “By giving its advice and consent to ratification of this Convention, the Senate of the United States will demonstrate unequivocally our desire to bring an end to the abhorrent practice of torture.”
George Bush understood that this is how the American people feel about torture, which is why he felt compelled to say “This government does not torture people. We stick to US law and international obligations.” (Fox news clip, 0:52, “Oct 5, 2007). [Read more…]
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For his party, it made no sense, but for Schumer, it did. Everyone from Krugman to the Republicans has pointed out that NY Senator Schumer’s attack on Obamacare was wrong and a bit crass. So why did he do it? There’s no word on that. So zFacts looked into it. To add to the mystery, Schumer has been the Dems top messaging guy (chairman, Communications Committee) for years. So this was no accident. To figure it out, let’s check the timing. [Read more…]
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|Teasr was here.|ZFacts Is Back
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