Goss Defends U.S. Interrogation Tactics

Goss Defends U.S. Interrogation Tactics
By KATHERINE SHRADER, Associated Press Writer

Thursday, March 17, 2005


(03-17) 08:05 PST WASHINGTON, (AP) --


CIA Director Porter Goss on Thursday defended U.S. interrogation practices amid ongoing criticism that Americans' treatment of prisoners amounts to torture.


Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Goss said that professional interrogation has been a "useful and necessary way to obtain information that saves innocent lives and protects combat forces."


"The U.S. government does not engage in or condone torture," Goss said.


Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., a former POW in Vietnam, said he was concerned about what he sees as a lack of policy on prisoners.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2005/03/17/national/w080518S28.DTL

To keep well-padded asses out of jail! Next question.....

I'm sure that makes the victims feel much better about it too.
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Man, just can't wait till they get to REAL thing :puke:

Just because you say so doesn't make it Gospel you murdering asshole.

Because the U.S. certainly is engaging in torture! Or hasn't the head of our intelligence service seen the pictures, heard the tapes and reviewed the films?

I suppose the case can be maintained that we don't condone torture, but we certainly aren't very vigilant about stopping it, finding out about it, holding the parties engaged in it and in charge of it responsible, or making reparations for our crimes against humanity. There just isn't a very strong case in favor of our non-condonement of torture.

Lying asshat torturing motherfucker.

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=592543

CIA Chief Defends Interrogation Procedure

WASHINGTON Mar 18, 2005 — CIA Director Porter Goss defended the U.S. practice of shipping some foreign prisoners to other nations for interrogation, saying this intelligence strategy is valuable, lawful and carried out with caution.

"I can assure you that I know of no instances where the intelligence community is outside the law on this," Goss testified to Congress. "And I know for a fact that torture is not productive. That's not professional interrogation. We don't do torture."

Concerns about the process known as rendition had Goss facing sharp questions Thursday from Senate Armed Services Committee Democrats and Sen. John McCain, an Arizona Republican and former Vietnam era prisoner of war.

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U.S. authorities have flown at least 100 foreigners to countries including Egypt and Saudi Arabia. The administration has said it seeks assurances that the subject will not be tortured, but critics say the practice simply allows the United States to outsource the dirty work.

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