red states rule
06-10-2009, 01:08 PM
Seems there is at least one liberal Dem in Congress that actually cares about the troops
Lieberman, Graham Vow to Shut Down Senate if Interrogation Photos Released
Sens. Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham vowed Wednesday to shut down Senate business to save legislation that would bar the release of photographs showing alleged U.S. abuses of suspected terrorist detainees.
The fight pits two often independent voices of the Senate against Democrats in the House, who are under pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal anti-war groups to drop the no-photos provision from a final version of a war-spending bill. The bill including the provision won unanimous approval in the Senate, according to Roll Call and other publications.
"If this amendment is dropped, Senator Graham and I will not go quietly into the night," said Lieberman, an independent Democrat who chairs the Homeland Security Committee. "The safety of our troops and our nation . . . is on the line. We will use all of the legislative tools at our disposal to see to it that this amendment prohibiting the release of these photographs of detainees will be adopted."
Lieberman made the comment at a news conference Tuesday where Graham added, "That's why we're not going to do any more business in the Senate. So nothing's going forward until we get this right."
Both men have stressed that they are less concerned about legal principles involved than what they describe as a grave threat to U.S. troops if the photographs are released. U.S. military commanders have told the Obama administration that releasing the photos could cause a surge in violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. embassies also are said to be preparing for attacks in hotbed countries in the Middle East.
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/photos_lieberman_graham/2009/06/10/223603.html
Lieberman, Graham Vow to Shut Down Senate if Interrogation Photos Released
Sens. Joe Lieberman and Lindsey Graham vowed Wednesday to shut down Senate business to save legislation that would bar the release of photographs showing alleged U.S. abuses of suspected terrorist detainees.
The fight pits two often independent voices of the Senate against Democrats in the House, who are under pressure from the American Civil Liberties Union and other liberal anti-war groups to drop the no-photos provision from a final version of a war-spending bill. The bill including the provision won unanimous approval in the Senate, according to Roll Call and other publications.
"If this amendment is dropped, Senator Graham and I will not go quietly into the night," said Lieberman, an independent Democrat who chairs the Homeland Security Committee. "The safety of our troops and our nation . . . is on the line. We will use all of the legislative tools at our disposal to see to it that this amendment prohibiting the release of these photographs of detainees will be adopted."
Lieberman made the comment at a news conference Tuesday where Graham added, "That's why we're not going to do any more business in the Senate. So nothing's going forward until we get this right."
Both men have stressed that they are less concerned about legal principles involved than what they describe as a grave threat to U.S. troops if the photographs are released. U.S. military commanders have told the Obama administration that releasing the photos could cause a surge in violence in Iraq and Afghanistan. U.S. embassies also are said to be preparing for attacks in hotbed countries in the Middle East.
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/photos_lieberman_graham/2009/06/10/223603.html