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“I have sought further information from the staff of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and they confirm for me that, in fact, the best intelligence gained from a CIA detainee — information describing Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti’s real role in Al-Qaeda and his true relationship to Osama bin Laden — was obtained through standard, non-coercive means, not through any ‘enhanced interrogation technique.’

“In short, it was not torture or cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment of detainees that got us the major leads that ultimately enabled our intelligence community to find Osama bin Laden. I hope former Attorney General Mukasey will correct his misstatement. It’s important that he do so because we are again engaged in this important debate, with much at stake for America’s security and reputation. Each side should make its own case, but do so without making up its own facts.

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I'm glad McCain is showing he's got some guts after all.

As a country- we always do better when we stick to our ideals- and this flirtation with dictatorship has been a disaster on so many levels: to our standing in the world, our economy, and our self respect.

I want a no dictator dividend: get rid of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and TSA and let's pay down the deficit and stimulate our economy.

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ORIGINAL: samboct

I'm glad McCain is showing he's got some guts after all. As a candidate for Pres he was gutless, but this is going out with a bang and on a high note. Kudos to him- and he's right as well, that this is a debate we need to have to shut down Gitmo once and for all as well as restricting the activities of the CIA.

One observation is that had we not decided to torture people, we might have gotten this information sooner, rather than later. By torturing people, we scare off the people who want to come forward.

As a country- we always do better when we stick to our ideals- and this flirtation with dictatorship has been a disaster on so many levels: to our standing in the world, our economy, and our self respect.

I want a no dictator dividend: get rid of Homeland Security, the Patriot Act, and TSA and let's pay down the deficit and stimulate our economy.


Sam

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ORIGINAL: subrob1967

Wow, big shocker there!!!! I mean the guy was tortured in Vietnam, and has been against it from the beginning... But don't let that ruin your hard on.