Which Senator had the best questions?

I missed a good chunk of it.

1) Graham (R)
2) McCain (R)
3) Clinton (D)

I was very pleased with Graham, I have to say. And did you notice him get up and leave when Liddy was kissing Bush's ass? It would really be nice if the man has some morals.

I didn't hear it all, either. However, McCain would have to be on the good side of the ledger. He sure rattled the bastard.

at least not forcefully

I'm sure I missed a few, too.

I was so happy with Dayton that I phoned his office.

I wasn't aware of him before.

way too many asking questions

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General Taguba’s finding that “personnel assigned to the 372nd MP company...were directed to change facility procedures to ‘set the conditions’ for M(ilitary) I(ntelligence) interrogations” is bolstered by pictures that suggest the sadistic abuse is part of an organized and conscious process of intelligence gathering. In other words, these abusive actions do not appear to be aberrant conduct by individuals, but part of a conscious method of extracting information. If true, the planners of this process are at least as guilty as those who carried out the abuses.

The President’s Legal Counsel, Alberto Gonzales, reportedly wrote in a memorandum that the decision to avoid invoking the Geneva Conventions "preserves flexibility" in the war on terrorism. Belittling or ignoring the Geneva Conventions invites our enemies to do the same, and increases the danger to our military servicemen and women. It also sends a disturbing message to the world that America does not feel bound by internationally accepted standards of conduct.

The findings of General Taguba’s report as reported on a public website raise a number of disturbing issues. For example:


How far up the chain of command was there implicit or explicit direction or approval or knowledge of this prisoner abuse?

Why was a Joint Interrogation and Detention Facility at Abu Ghraib established in a way which led to the subordination of the military police brigade to the military intelligence unit conducting interrogation activities?

What was the role played by military intelligence, the CIA, and any other intelligence units in requesting or suggesting abusive activities?

How is it in our nation's interest to have civilian contractors, rather than military personnel, performing vital national security functions, such as prisoner interrogations, in a war zone? When soldiers break the law or fail to follow orders, commanders can hold them accountable for their misconduct. Military commanders don't have the same authority over civilian contractors.

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http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/release.cfm?id=221240

What a dangerous and expensive practice. They have been responsible for most of the egregious fuckups in this cursed "adventure." If the armed forces can't do their jobs without contractors then there is something HORRIBLY WRONG with the structure. That must be fixed.

WHERE IS THE MISSING $4 Trillion, Pentagon? did that go missing because of "contractors" (i.e., corporations) too?

How can we end this hellish domination of corporations over every aspect of our lives???? They screw everything up!

I don't who asked it but said something like...so there are no WMD and we have the bad guy now what? Peace building? How can that be (that is me asking).

I didn't get her name, but she was from Guam. Her questions about the war were very pointed, and Rummy didn't like them at all. He got all high pitched and whiny. Anyone get her name?

Congresswoman Madeleine Z. Bordallo
http://www.house.gov/bordallo/