Timing: Bush has recently declared that the U.S. does not torture. Leaving aside any consideration of what
that's supposed to mean, isn't it about time for those long-suppressed images from Abu Ghraib (and elsewhere) to become public? You know, the ones the
ACLU is suing to get released.
Recently, Bush has been hit with a spate of bad luck. It seems that Fate has it in for George. So maybe, now that Bush is on record saying "
we do not torture", a vivid counter-example in the pictures will add to the president's misery.
posted by Quiddity at 11/08/2005 01:34:00 PM
Frankly, I was happy to see the number of news outlets that lead with Bush's "The United States Does Not Torture," followed instantly by "VP Cheney Asks For CIA Exemption to Torture Ban." I think most people with more than three brain cells operating looked at that and concluded that Bush was plainly lying. After all, if the U.S. does not torture, period, why the hell is Cheney askig for permission for the CIA to torture?
