President Bush was interviewed by CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric on September 6, 2006. ” ‘One of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror,’ Mr. Bush said. ‘I believe it, but the American people have got to understand that a defeat in Iraq, in other words […]
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9/6/2006
On September 6, 2006, President “Bush admitted for the first time that America had been holding secret prisoners for years, without charges and outside the reach of authorities, and subjecting them to ‘an alternative set of procedures.’ He announced that he had emptied the black sites and transferred these suspects to Guantanamo Bay. Bush defended […]
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“…during a speech in early September [6] 2006, President Bush admitted that a CIA program has been implemented ‘to move…[high value] individuals to…where they can be held in secret’ and interrogated using ‘tough’ forms of treatment and he stated that the CIA program will continue.” – Jordan J. Paust, Beyond the Law, Page 29 […]
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On September 6, 2006, President Bush “lifted the veil of secrecy on the CIA’s secret detention and interrogation of ‘the key architects of the September the 11th attacks [who are] dangerous men with unparalleled knowledge about terrorist networks and their plans for new attacks.’ He also revealed that the ‘tough’ set of ‘alternative’ interrogation procedures […]
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On September 6, 2006, Pakistani President Purvez “Musharraf unexpectedly visited Kabul [Afghanistan], where he again admitted that ‘there are al Qaeda and Taliban in both Afghanistan and Pakistan.’ He told Afghan parliamentarians that ‘the best way to fight this common enemy is to join hands, trust each other and form a common strategy.’ ” – […]
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“In a speech in the East Room of the White House on the afternoon of September 6 [2006], the president [Bush] announced the transfer of fourteen ‘high-profile terror suspects’ held secretly by the CIA–including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the man accused of masterminding the September 11 attacks–to Guantanamo Bay. He also urged Congress to authorize new […]
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In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘I want to be absolutely clear with our people and the world. The United States does not torture. It’s against our laws, and it’s against our values. I have not authorized it, and I will not authorize it.’ ” – […]
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“In a September [6] 2006 interview with CBS News correspondent Katie Couric, President Bush himself confessed that ‘one of the hardest parts of my job is to connect Iraq to the war on terror.’ ” – Jeffrey Record, Wanting War, Page 65 […]
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In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘As we move forward with the prosecutions [of detained terrorists at Guantanamo], we will continue to urge nations across the world to take back their nationals at Guantanamo, who will not be prosecuted by our military commissions. America has no […]
9/6/2006
“On September 6, 2006, President George W. Bush admitted the existence of a secret CIA program to abduct, detain, and interrogate people outside of America as part of his war on terror. In a carefully worded statement, intended to portray himself as a strong leader, Bush referred to the CIA interrogation techniques as tough, lawful, […]