Rudy Guiliani: Criminal or Liar?

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Features > November 14, 2007 > Web Only
Rudy Guiliani: Criminal or Liar?
An investigation into Guiliani’s claims of familiarity with “intensive questioning” techniques
By Lindsay Beyerstein

Republican presidential hopeful Rudy Giuliani raised serious questions about his record as a public servant when he announced on television that he had used “intensive questioning techniques” on New York mobsters and other criminals, and that his brand of intensive interrogation was difficult to differentiate from torture.

Giuliani put on his best tough-guy act in an interview with Al Hunt on “Political Capital with Al Hunt,” which aired on Nov. 2:


I can’t say that I , but I do know a lot about intensive questioning and intensive questioning techniques. After all, I have had a different experience than John. John has never run city, never run a state, never run a government. He has never been responsible as a mayor for the safety and security of millions of people, and he has never run a law enforcement agency, which I have done. Now, intensive questioning works. If I didn’t use intensive questioning, there would be a lot of mafia guys running around New York right now and crime would be a lot higher in New York than it is. Intensive question has to be used. Torture should not be used. The line between the two is a difficult one.

Taken at face value, these are shocking revelations. Was Giuliani implying that he conducted these interrogations while he was Mayor? Or perhaps when he was the number three official in the Reagan Justice Department?


http://www.inthesetimes.com/article/3429/rudy_guiliani_criminal_or_liar/

[spanone]

1. both

[Horse with no Name]

2. I concur.

:)

[sakabatou]

4. Yes!

[bobthedrummer]

5. yep, and another domestic enemy of The United States of America eom

[SIMPLYB1980]

9. You are correct sir.

[mvd]

12. Ding, ding!

I can see him being just as corrupt as Bush.

[Liberal In Texas]

3. Myth or Legend?

Both.

[shain from kane]

6. Rudy Guiliani: Criminal and/or Liar?

[Vincardog]

7. How about "Is Gouliani just full of shit" like all Greedy Old Pathetic corporate party members are?

[Swamp Rat]

8. Ghouliani: Human or blood-sucking alien lizard who says "911" for every other word?

[Disturbed]

10. Maybe some enterprisng "Reporter" will dig into this issue.

Don't the NY citizens have the right to know what their previous Mayor did
"in order to protect them"?

[eauclaireliberal]

11. You people don't know what you are talking about

In this post 9-11 nation, Guiliani has shown that experience with 9-11 is the crux of being a 9-11 leader in 9-11. He will make a great preznit (9-11) for his dedication to New York City and 9-11.

By the way, did I mention that 9-11 made him a legend? I'm pretty sure I did.

[zbdent]

13. “intensive questioning techniques” - like a plumber's helper handle

shoved into a place that it shouldn't be ...

I bet that one of Rudy's Mafia buddies wouldn't have taken that treatment lightly ...