Comments on: Mukasey Refuses To Brief Congress On Legality Of CIA Torture Program http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/ Fri, 27 Nov 2009 04:45:01 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: IMPEACH NOW http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4249140 IMPEACH NOW Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:06:59 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4249140 We have a sitting president with the distinction of vetoing an anti-torture bill.... <strong>Congress can impeach Mukassey for this obstruction. Agree to an impeachment of the new AG.</strong> The lawmakers, Representative Silvestre Reyes, Democrat of Texas, and Representative Peter Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan, threatened to issue subpoenas to get testimony and other information from the C.I.A. "There is no basis upon which the attorney general can stand in the way of our work," they said.The fix is in. This is no surprise - i<strong>t's one of the reasons Bush appointed this radical Zionist (his wife Susan was one of the biggest fundraisers in New York for the illegal Jewish settlements on Palestinian land) to hide the torture. With his ties to Israel,</strong> he should be pretty good at this, as we're seeing already. He knows. Like Gonzo he's laughing, right in our faces. And he knows there's not a goddamned thing the 'Rats will do about it. Get Real, People. Mukasey and Feinstein work for the same people. And those people don't want you to know to the whole truth about the CIA torture scandal -- in large measure because it also has a lot to do with the whole truth about 9-11. Remember, the 9-11 Report (which even its insider, CFR, CIA, right-wing scumbag and coverup authors are now backing away from) was based largely on transcripts of the people that the CIA was torturing. Isn't Hoekstra one of the most consistent Bush backers in the House? Interesting that Mukasey managed to piss off even him. Until we break the corporate virtual monopoly on what we hear and see, we keep losing, don't matter what we do. DoJ can "ask" but they cannot "tell." <strong>Congress does not report to the DoJ. At least... that's what my old, perhaps outdated, copy of The Constitution says.</strong> Hopefully Congress tells DoJ to take a flying leap. If we had a media that wasn't part of the problem, there'd be a LOT more people waking up to the truth. And there would be a LOT more people, well, like us.It's more alarming than anything We're on our own here. There's nobody in charge. Nobody representing us. We're it. We have a sitting president with the distinction of vetoing an anti-torture bill….

Congress can impeach Mukassey for this obstruction. Agree to an impeachment of the new AG.

The lawmakers, Representative Silvestre Reyes, Democrat of Texas, and Representative Peter Hoekstra, Republican of Michigan, threatened to issue subpoenas to get testimony and other information from the C.I.A. “There is no basis upon which the attorney general can stand in the way of our work,” they said.The fix is in.

This is no surprise – it’s one of the reasons Bush appointed this radical Zionist (his wife Susan was one of the biggest fundraisers in New York for the illegal Jewish settlements on Palestinian land) to hide the torture. With his ties to Israel, he should be pretty good at this, as we’re seeing already.

He knows. Like Gonzo he’s laughing, right in our faces.

And he knows there’s not a goddamned thing the ‘Rats will do about it.
Get Real, People. Mukasey and Feinstein work for the same people. And those people don’t want you to know to the whole truth about the CIA torture scandal — in large measure because it also has a lot to do with the whole truth about 9-11. Remember, the 9-11 Report (which even its insider, CFR, CIA, right-wing scumbag and coverup authors are now backing away from) was based largely on transcripts of the people that the CIA was torturing.

Isn’t Hoekstra one of the most consistent Bush backers in the House?

Interesting that Mukasey managed to piss off even him.

Until we break the corporate virtual monopoly on what we hear and see, we keep losing, don’t matter what we do. DoJ can “ask” but they cannot “tell.” Congress does not report to the DoJ.

At least… that’s what my old, perhaps outdated, copy of The Constitution says.

Hopefully Congress tells DoJ to take a flying leap.

If we had a media that wasn’t part of the problem, there’d be a LOT more people waking up to the truth.

And there would be a LOT more people, well, like us.It’s more alarming than anything We’re on our own here. There’s nobody in charge. Nobody representing us.

We’re it.

]]> By: Jericho http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4249129 Jericho Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:03:26 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4249129 Oh my God, what a great loophole, sir! "I wish I could tell you guys what's going on in the tent, but there's really nothing that can explain it better than... seeing the tent from the inside! Wish I could let you in but there's a dress code, and you don't have the right clothing, you'll have to trust me on that. Oh, how I wish I could show you this tent, my friends." Shoot this man, before he brings the nation in jeopardy: he knows too much. Oh my God, what a great loophole, sir! “I wish I could tell you guys what’s going on in the tent, but there’s really nothing that can explain it better than… seeing the tent from the inside! Wish I could let you in but there’s a dress code, and you don’t have the right clothing, you’ll have to trust me on that. Oh, how I wish I could show you this tent, my friends.” Shoot this man, before he brings the nation in jeopardy: he knows too much.

]]> By: 99Luf Balloons http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4249115 99Luf Balloons Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:35:13 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4249115 Everyday I call the Blackhouse and leave a message for Shrimpya that he is the "enemy from within" the founding fathers warned us about and I consider him an enemy of the state. 1 202 456-1111, press 1 I always end it with a "Have a nice day" though. Everyday I call the Blackhouse and leave a message for Shrimpya that he is the “enemy from within” the founding fathers warned us about and I consider him an enemy of the state.
1 202 456-1111, press 1

I always end it with a “Have a nice day” though.

]]> By: 99Luf Balloons http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4249114 99Luf Balloons Thu, 31 Jan 2008 06:32:15 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4249114 NO, now its called milk boarding. So, of course waterboarding is illegal, now we do it with milk, so that makes it OK. Got it? NO, now its called milk boarding. So, of course waterboarding is illegal, now we do it with milk, so that makes it OK.
Got it?

]]> By: hauksdottir http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248996 hauksdottir Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:57:49 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248996 If waterboarding wasn't torture, he'd have no problems saying so. If torture was illegal, he'd have no problems saying so. If America did not torture, he'd have no problems saying so. If Bush and Cheney had not ordered torture, sullying America's name, he'd have no problems saying so. Since Mukasey has problems saying anything clearly, we must therefore conclude that Bush and Cheney ordered torture, that America tortures detainees, that waterboarding is torture, and that America is still doing bad things to people for no good reason. Torture is a War Crime, and Mukasey is protecting criminals. The Senators who voted this asshole into a job need to be voted out. (Yes, that includes Feinstein the enabler.) I<strong>mpeach, impeach, impeach!!!</strong> If waterboarding wasn’t torture, he’d have no problems saying so.

If torture was illegal, he’d have no problems saying so.

If America did not torture, he’d have no problems saying so.

If Bush and Cheney had not ordered torture, sullying America’s name, he’d have no problems saying so.

Since Mukasey has problems saying anything clearly, we must therefore conclude that Bush and Cheney ordered torture, that America tortures detainees, that waterboarding is torture, and that America is still doing bad things to people for no good reason.

Torture is a War Crime, and Mukasey is protecting criminals.

The Senators who voted this asshole into a job need to be voted out. (Yes, that includes Feinstein the enabler.)

Impeach, impeach, impeach!!!

]]> By: Ray II http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248879 Ray II Wed, 30 Jan 2008 23:25:22 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248879 This whole thing is the most ridiculous, assinine bunch of double talk and evasiveness that has ever been perpetrated on the rule of law and our constitution. This new AG and others are covering for their masters that authorized and those individuals that conducted torture. Simply put...waterboarding is TORTURE and it is ILLEGAL and everyone knows it. For this government to have condoned such reprehensible acts that it actively prosecuted and soundly condemned during WWII is a travesty of justice and a slap in the face to every veteran that's served to defend truth, justice and democracy. Also, it is truly amazing that our media is so focused on electioneering and it's entertainment value with things as stupid as whether or not Obama snubbed Hillary at the SOTU address and not give attention to these hearings is also a travesty. Shame on all of us for just shrugging this whole thing off...for GOD's sake these were tactics that the Nazis used!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE...this is your country that this is happening too!!!! This whole thing is the most ridiculous, assinine bunch of double talk and evasiveness that has ever been perpetrated on the rule of law and our constitution. This new AG and others are covering for their masters that authorized and those individuals that conducted torture. Simply put…waterboarding is TORTURE and it is ILLEGAL and everyone knows it. For this government to have condoned such reprehensible acts that it actively prosecuted and soundly condemned during WWII is a travesty of justice and a slap in the face to every veteran that’s served to defend truth, justice and democracy.
Also, it is truly amazing that our media is so focused on electioneering and it’s entertainment value with things as stupid as whether or not Obama snubbed Hillary at the SOTU address and not give attention to these hearings is also a travesty. Shame on all of us for just shrugging this whole thing off…for GOD’s sake these were tactics that the Nazis used!!!!! WAKE UP PEOPLE…this is your country that this is happening too!!!!

]]> By: Guido OBGYN Lover http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248682 Guido OBGYN Lover Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:10:45 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248682 asdfaflakjhalkdjfhadsf jeesh asdfaflakjhalkdjfhadsf jeesh

]]> By: williamf http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248632 williamf Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:41:47 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248632 Assault Mukasey, it's assault. A criminal violation of the law and an insult against the rule of law. Look at your penal code again, it must be some years since you have, because in almost any if not all states waterboarding is assault and a case could be made for unlawful restraint and/or kidnapping. What a shithead. He wants to kiss daddy bush's ass rather than be the man he's supposed to be and stand by the law. Up yours Mukasey! Assault Mukasey, it’s assault. A criminal violation of the law and an insult against the rule of law. Look at your penal code again, it must be some years since you have, because in almost any if not all states waterboarding is assault and a case could be made for unlawful restraint and/or kidnapping. What a shithead. He wants to kiss daddy bush’s ass rather than be the man he’s supposed to be and stand by the law. Up yours Mukasey!

]]> By: ucsbclassics53 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248576 ucsbclassics53 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:08:05 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248576 this is why NO nominees of ANY sort should be confirmed by the Senate...None, whatsoever. this is why NO nominees of ANY sort should be confirmed by the Senate…None, whatsoever.

]]> By: b40 http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248573 b40 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:06:20 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248573 I'm waiting for the "Scooby Doo Moment" when Mukasey takes off the mask and reveals Alberto Gonzales. Unfortunately he is a clone of the same stooge we had before. I’m waiting for the “Scooby Doo Moment” when Mukasey takes off the mask and reveals Alberto Gonzales.

Unfortunately he is a clone of the same stooge we had before.

]]> By: Badmoodman http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248547 Badmoodman Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:55:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248547 Short version: Congress can take a hike.” - - Or more aptly, Congress can take a long walk off a short pier. Short version: Congress can take a hike.”

- – Or more aptly, Congress can take a long walk off a short pier.

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248531 Wayne Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:46:37 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248531 Mukasey = A slightly more articulate Gonzales Comment by bilbobaggins — January 30, 2008 @ 2:33 pm Yes, he is much more fluent in Weasel than Gonzo is. Mukasey = A slightly more articulate Gonzales
Comment by bilbobaggins — January 30, 2008 @ 2:33 pm

Yes, he is much more fluent in Weasel than Gonzo is.

]]> By: oldtree http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248492 oldtree Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:34:30 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248492 lock him up. Does contempt mean anything to these puppets? lock him up. Does contempt mean anything to these puppets?

]]> By: bilbobaggins http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248487 bilbobaggins Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:33:07 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248487 Mukasey = A slightly more articulate Gonzales Thanks Diane and Chuck. Mukasey = A slightly more articulate Gonzales

Thanks Diane and Chuck.

]]> By: Fred http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248470 Fred Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:25:33 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248470 MUKASEY: The view that I have of the details of the program is embodied in classified letters, which I have reviewed and found to to comply with the law. They explain it. They explain it far beyond my ability to do it in a…session with Congress. Well then maybe you need a few days in a jail cell to think about it. MUKASEY: The view that I have of the details of the program is embodied in classified letters, which I have reviewed and found to to comply with the law. They explain it. They explain it far beyond my ability to do it in a…session with Congress.

Well then maybe you need a few days in a jail cell to think about it.

]]> By: zuch http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248469 zuch Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:25:18 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248469 I've got <a href="http://leastdangerousbranch.blogspot.com/2008/01/someone-needs-to-read-their-job.html" rel="nofollow">some thoughts on Mukasey</a> over on my blog.... Cheers, P.S.: <b>Thanks loads</b>, Chucky and Dianne, for this travesty.... I’ve got some thoughts on Mukasey over on my blog….

Cheers,

P.S.: Thanks loads, Chucky and Dianne, for this travesty….

]]> By: Wayne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248468 Wayne Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:24:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248468 "Short version: Congress can take a hike.” And the Democratic Leadership grovels on the floor saying, "Thank you, we need the exercise. Scratch my tummy again." “Short version: Congress can take a hike.”

And the Democratic Leadership grovels on the floor saying, “Thank you, we need the exercise. Scratch my tummy again.”

]]> By: Anne http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248465 Anne Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:22:21 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248465 can we impeach this bastard? can we impeach this bastard?

]]> By: Wayne A. Schneider http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248457 Wayne A. Schneider Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:15:53 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248457 It's time to stop "urging" them, it's time to stop "inquiring" of them, it's time to stop "asking" them, and it;'s time to start <em>demanding</em> answers fo them or face Contempt of Congress charges and, wait for it, impeachment and removal from office! Stop using the excuse that they will all be gone in less than a year. By the time they are done, the "United States of America" will be gone, only to be replaced by "USA, Inc, LLC". It’s time to stop “urging” them, it’s time to stop “inquiring” of them, it’s time to stop “asking” them, and it;’s time to start demanding answers fo them or face Contempt of Congress charges and, wait for it, impeachment and removal from office! Stop using the excuse that they will all be gone in less than a year. By the time they are done, the “United States of America” will be gone, only to be replaced by “USA, Inc, LLC”.

]]> By: GSD http://thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/comment-page-1/#comment-4248452 GSD Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:10:31 +0000 http://edit.thinkprogress.org/2008/01/30/mukasey-brief-congress/#comment-4248452 Bush traded up the dense and dishonest Gonzales for a savvy and crafty Mukasey. Same results. -GSD Bush traded up the dense and dishonest Gonzales for a savvy and crafty Mukasey.

Same results.

-GSD

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