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Giuliani Leaves Door Open to Waterboarding
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ABC News' Jan Simmonds reports: Rudy Giuliani, R-N.Y., left the door open, Wednesday evening, on whether the United States should engage in waterboarding, an interrogation technique that simulates drowning, when trying to protract information from suspected terrorists.
Speaking at a town hall meeting in Davenport, Iowa, Giuliani was asked whether he agreed with U.S. Attorney General nominee Michael Mukasey on the subject of waterboarding. Mukasey said during his confirmation hearings last Thursday that he was not certain waterboarding was torture.
“I’m not sure it is either, it depends on how it is done,” said Giuliani who is a longtime friend of Mukasey. “It depends on the circumstances. It depends on who does it.”
The former New York City Mayor and Justice Department official during the Reagan Administration went on to say he thought the “liberal media” might not be describing waterboarding correctly.
“Sometimes they describe it accurately, sometimes the exaggerate it,” said Giuliani. “So I’d have to see what the real… what they really are doing. Not the way some of these liberal newspapers have exaggerated it.”
Giuliani was clear to point out that the United States should not be involved in torture.
“America should not stand for torture. America should not allow for torture,” Giuliani ensured the crowd of over 200. “But America should engage in aggressive questioning of Islamic Terrorists who are arrested or apprehended.”
During the town hall, which he arrived to over an hour late due to inclement weather in New York, Giuliani made several other notable statements.
Among them were his first public comments about the wildfires in California. Giuliani offered his prayers to those affected and called the situation “horrible and tragic”
But Giuliani did feel that the relief and rescue efforts were going well, “unlike the Katrina situation” he added.
“It looks like Governor Schwarzenegger is, as you would imagine, on top of it – because he is like that,” said Giuliani. “It’s gotta be a comfort to have the Terminator handling things for you, right?”
The Republican national front-runner also noted that his party's critiques of Hillary Clinton may not always be justified.
An Iowan asked why Giuliani thought young people may be turned off to politics, to which Giuliani responded personal attacks may have something to do it.
“A lot of Democratic politics is organized around anger at President Bush,” he said. “Its not healthy. And some of our politics is organized as anger around Hillary Clinton. I mean it is and its not healthy. What it should be organized about… to disagree with the policies of either one is fine. And then what we (the Republican Party) should be about are the opposite policies.”
October 25, 2007 in Thompson, Fred | Permalink | User Comments (4)
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Has anyone ever drowned from "waterboarding"? Maybe we should enter the terrorists in the Survivor contest to get information out of them.
Posted by: JohnW | Oct 25, 2007 8:31:15 AM
Humm,
should we make a terror suspect uncomfortable to elicit information that will save American lives? No question. Think about it: If some terrorist came up to your front door and announced, "I am going to kill your family" What would you do? Negotiate? Tell them that you don't mean them any harm and hope they will leave you alone? or would you take any means necessary to protect your loved ones?
The answer is obvious. If hooking up some terrorist's genitals to a battery charger to grab info that will save American lives- Red is positive, black is negative. Light 'em up!
Posted by: Dave Sheffield | Oct 25, 2007 10:12:30 AM
The media continually kisses the dirty butt of Gudy Riuliani. They continually lack objectivity and are prejudice against Ron Paul. Dr. Ron Paul is the only viable candidate. He would smoke the socialist Clinton in any debate.
Posted by: David Allen | Oct 25, 2007 10:16:55 AM
Giuliani for torture absolutely.
Posted by: SHARY111 | Oct 26, 2007 2:24:47 PM
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