President Bush on detaining suspected terrorists: “In some cases, we determine that individuals we have captured pose a significant threat, or may have intelligence that we and our allies need to have to prevent new attacks. Many are al Qaeda operatives or Taliban fighters trying to conceal their identities, and they withhold information that could […]
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President Bush speech on the US and its stance on torture: “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. “ – Transcript, “President George […]
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In a White House speech on September 6, 2006, President Bush mentioned the CIA's use of enhanced interrogation techniques on detainees in the war on terror, referring to the techniques as an 'alternative set of procedures.' "What Bush did not describe was exactly what the 'alternative set of procedures' were. He did not disclose that […]
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In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘I know Americans have heard conflicting information about Guantanamo. Let me give you some facts. Of the thousands of terrorists captured across the world, only about 770 have ever been sent to Guantanamo. Of these, about 315 have been returned […]
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In a White House speech on terrorism on September 6, 2006, President Bush said: ” ‘…one of the reasons we have not been able to close Guantanamo is that many countries have refused to take back their nationals held at the facility. Other countries have not provided adequate assurances that their nationals will not be […]
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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
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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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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“…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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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 […]