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Psychoblues
07-16-2008, 09:27 PM
I see a few of the republicans are finally growing some balls and bucking the lil' one!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Source: Reuters

U.S. lawmakers defied a White House veto threat on Wednesday and voted to bar CIA contractors from interrogating suspected terrorists, in the latest clash over detainee treatment in the U.S.-declared war on terrorism.

The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved the provision in adopting a broad measure to authorize funding of U.S. intelligence agencies for the 2009 fiscal year. A related bill awaits action in the Senate.

Passage of the multibillion dollar bill came on a voice vote, indicating broad assent, despite the White House veto threat issued earlier in the day.

In addition to the contractor ban, the White House said it also objected to provisions to force the president to give Congress more sensitive national security information, and to establish an inspector general with authority over all federal intelligence agencies..........

More: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080717/pl_nm/security_usa_congress_dc_5

Not yet convincing but at least encouraging!!!!!!!!!!!!

April15
07-16-2008, 09:38 PM
Buck Fush!

Psychoblues
07-16-2008, 09:48 PM
Dig that!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Buck Fush!

:laugh2::laugh2::laugh2:

Sitarro
07-16-2008, 10:10 PM
You're both idiots.

Psychoblues
07-16-2008, 10:22 PM
You drinkin' again, zero?



You're both idiots.

Stop lookin' in that mirror!!!!!!!!!! You're scarin' the kids!!!!!!!!!

Mr. P
07-16-2008, 10:36 PM
Sure, tie the hands of the CIA...that'll work, about like it did before. :rolleyes:

Psychoblues
07-16-2008, 10:49 PM
It just worries the hell out of you, doesn't it, P? I guess shutting down the CIA Al Queda operation just a few months prior to 9/11 was a really smart thing, now wasn't it?



Sure, tie the hands of the CIA...that'll work, about like it did before. :rolleyes:

How do you figure?

Dilloduck
07-17-2008, 12:01 AM
It just worries the hell out of you, doesn't it, P? I guess shutting down the CIA Al Queda operation just a few months prior to 9/11 was a really smart thing, now wasn't it?




How do you figure?

You mean the CIA operation that wouldn't take out bin Laden because some lawyer said not too ?

Psychoblues
07-17-2008, 12:52 AM
So now he's a lawyer?



You mean the CIA operation that wouldn't take out bin Laden because some lawyer said not too ?

He certainly never has been any kind of a leader?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!??!?!?

5stringJeff
07-17-2008, 05:29 AM
This is a good bill. Private citizens should not be allowed to wield the power of the government in interrogations, especially with the CIA's ability to use "creative" interrogation techniques. Only CIA agents, as properly accountable officials of the government, should have such power.

Psychoblues
07-17-2008, 05:45 AM
Some use their fists, others use their wit and still others use their knowledge, jeffie.



This is a good bill. Private citizens should not be allowed to wield the power of the government in interrogations, especially with the CIA's ability to use "creative" interrogation techniques. Only CIA agents, as properly accountable officials of the government, should have such power.

Good to see you on the intelligent side of the trifurcated equation!!!!!!!!!!!!