"White House Defends Human Rights Record"

[GreenPartyVoter]

WASHINGTON - The White House said Friday that the United States is the world leader on human rights, despite outrage in Europe over reports of secret
CIA prisons where terrorism detainees may have been mistreated.
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The administration has refused to address the question of whether it operated secret sites that may be illegal under European law, citing the constraints of classified information. Secret prisons and many harsh methods of interrogation would be illegal on U.S. soil.

"The president had made it very clear that we do not torture, he would never condone torture or authorize the use of torture," White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "If someone doesn't abide by our laws, they're held accountable. That's the difference between us and others."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051202/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_secret_prisons

[hiley]

1. they are insane

inside the White House.

World leader on Human Rights violations

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. They are. Everything is reversed where they are concerned

[KansDem]

3. .

:wow:

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. I know. The audacity of it all is astounding

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

5. Kinda like the Mafia defending it's record as honest accountants.

"The president has made it very clear.." Well, that's reassuring, with his long record of veracity.

[Rob H.]

6. "The president had made it very clear that we do not torture"

Really? I guess I and millions of other people just imagined seeing photos of the heinous acts that took place at Abu Ghraib, then. Whew! That's a load off my mind.

:sarcasm: