Torture? What Torture? We Don't See No Torture!
From the (now incredibly) White House:
For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
October 5, 2007
Bush Discusses the Economy and Protecting Americans From Terrorism
The Oval Office
9:54 A.M. EDT... And so I'm real pleased. I thank you all for coming in to bring this good news to me. It's -- this good news is a real tribute to the hardworking Americans, the people out there working hard to put food on the table. And it's a tribute to the entrepreneurial spirit of the country.
I want to say something else. There's been a lot of talk in the newspapers and on TV about a program that I put in motion to detain and question terrorists and extremists. I have put this program in place for a reason, and that is to better protect the American people. And when we find somebody who may have information regarding an -- a potential attack on America, you bet we're going to detain them, and you bet we're going to question them -- because the American people expect us to find out information -- actionable intelligence so we can help protect them. That's our job.
Secondly, this government does not torture people. You know, we stick to U.S. law and our international obligations.
Thirdly, there are highly trained professionals questioning these extremists and terrorists. In other words, we got professionals who are trained in this kind of work to get information that will protect the American people. And by the way, we have gotten information from these high-value detainees that have helped protect you.
And finally, the techniques that we use have been fully disclosed to appropriate members of the United States Congress. The American people expect their government to take action to protect them from further attack. And that's exactly what this government is doing, and that's exactly what we'll continue to do.
Thank you very much.
END 10:00 A.M. EDT
There. Glad that's all cleared up.
Courage.
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