red states rule
01-15-2009, 07:35 AM
Lets see how the left reacts to this. Once again, A Dem has done the same thing the Bush administa]ration has done that has caused outrage with most libs
Will those same libs be outraged - or yawn?
Panetta faces rendition queries
EXCLUSIVE:
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for CIA director, Leon Panetta, served as White House chief of staff during the time the Clinton administration accelerated a practice of kidnapping terrorist suspects and sending them to countries with records of torturing prisoners, human rights organizations and former U.S. officials say.
Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will question Mr. Panetta, chief of staff for President Clinton from 1994 to 1997, about what, if any, role he played in shaping the policy known as "extraordinary rendition," a Republican aide on the committee said. Mr. Panetta's confirmation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27. The aide asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The practice -- which involves seizing a terrorist suspect in one country and taking him to another without formal judicial proceedings -- also occurred under the administration of President George H.W. Bush and possibly even earlier, said a former senior U.S. official in that administration. However, it took place dozens of times under the Clinton administration and rose dramatically after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to human rights organizations and former national security officials.
The issue is particularly relevant given the incoming administration's pledge to end harsh interrogation practices and what Obama campaign documents referred to as "outsourcing our torture to other countries."
Mr. Obama told ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday that his advisers were reviewing the outgoing Bush administration's practices on interrogation and detention but that "it is possible for us to keep the American people safe while still adhering to our core values and ideals." Mr. Obama appears to have passed over other candidates for CIA chief because of their involvement in harsh treatment of detainees and rendition under the Bush administration. In recent writings, Mr. Panetta has strongly opposed such policies.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/15/panetta-faces-rendition-queries/
Will those same libs be outraged - or yawn?
Panetta faces rendition queries
EXCLUSIVE:
President-elect Barack Obama's choice for CIA director, Leon Panetta, served as White House chief of staff during the time the Clinton administration accelerated a practice of kidnapping terrorist suspects and sending them to countries with records of torturing prisoners, human rights organizations and former U.S. officials say.
Republicans on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence will question Mr. Panetta, chief of staff for President Clinton from 1994 to 1997, about what, if any, role he played in shaping the policy known as "extraordinary rendition," a Republican aide on the committee said. Mr. Panetta's confirmation hearing is scheduled for Jan. 27. The aide asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the issue.
The practice -- which involves seizing a terrorist suspect in one country and taking him to another without formal judicial proceedings -- also occurred under the administration of President George H.W. Bush and possibly even earlier, said a former senior U.S. official in that administration. However, it took place dozens of times under the Clinton administration and rose dramatically after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, according to human rights organizations and former national security officials.
The issue is particularly relevant given the incoming administration's pledge to end harsh interrogation practices and what Obama campaign documents referred to as "outsourcing our torture to other countries."
Mr. Obama told ABC News' "This Week" on Sunday that his advisers were reviewing the outgoing Bush administration's practices on interrogation and detention but that "it is possible for us to keep the American people safe while still adhering to our core values and ideals." Mr. Obama appears to have passed over other candidates for CIA chief because of their involvement in harsh treatment of detainees and rendition under the Bush administration. In recent writings, Mr. Panetta has strongly opposed such policies.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/15/panetta-faces-rendition-queries/