Tuesday, November 08, 2005
Torturing The Language
"We are finding terrorists and bringing them to justice," Bush said at a news conference with Panamanian President Martin Torrijos. "We are gathering information about where the terrorists might be hiding. We are trying to disrupt their plots and plans," he said.
Just so you understand that anything we might have to do to protect you is worth it. Not that we do "anything". Just look at those adorable kids of yours. Be a shame if terrorists blew their little legs off, wouldn't it?
"Anything we do to that end in this effort, any activity we conduct, is within the law," Bush said.
Anything we do is within the law. We are the President. Even if we pee on you. And videotape it. Then run you over with a snowcat. Legal. Yes, we downloaded Mr. & Mrs. Smith off the internet. Yes, we took that Kit Kat from the gas station without paying for it. Anything we do is within the law. Talk to our lawyers. They say we have infinite authority during time of war.
"We do not torture."
While you're talking to our lawyers, ask them about how we decided anything short of organ failure or death is not, by definition, "torture".
"And therefore we're working with Congress to make sure that as we go forward, we make it possible, more possible to do our job."
Vice President Cheney, [at our firm instruction/with our weak acquiesence] is working hard to exempt the CIA, and what the hell, the military as well, from any torture restrictions. Not that we do that.
"I'm confident that when people see the facts, that they'll recognize that we've got more work to do and that we must protect ourselves in a way that is lawful," Bush said.
See above: anything we do is within the law. Just to keep the paperwork in order, we must quietly make sure that the "law" is redefined to permit what we're going to do, regardless. Reality, as always, can play catch up with us, the bold actors of history.
Just so you understand that anything we might have to do to protect you is worth it. Not that we do "anything". Just look at those adorable kids of yours. Be a shame if terrorists blew their little legs off, wouldn't it?
"Anything we do to that end in this effort, any activity we conduct, is within the law," Bush said.
Anything we do is within the law. We are the President. Even if we pee on you. And videotape it. Then run you over with a snowcat. Legal. Yes, we downloaded Mr. & Mrs. Smith off the internet. Yes, we took that Kit Kat from the gas station without paying for it. Anything we do is within the law. Talk to our lawyers. They say we have infinite authority during time of war.
"We do not torture."
While you're talking to our lawyers, ask them about how we decided anything short of organ failure or death is not, by definition, "torture".
"And therefore we're working with Congress to make sure that as we go forward, we make it possible, more possible to do our job."
Vice President Cheney, [at our firm instruction/with our weak acquiesence] is working hard to exempt the CIA, and what the hell, the military as well, from any torture restrictions. Not that we do that.
"I'm confident that when people see the facts, that they'll recognize that we've got more work to do and that we must protect ourselves in a way that is lawful," Bush said.
See above: anything we do is within the law. Just to keep the paperwork in order, we must quietly make sure that the "law" is redefined to permit what we're going to do, regardless. Reality, as always, can play catch up with us, the bold actors of history.
# posted by Cole Moore Odell @ 11/08/2005 
