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October 12, 2007
Carter says "U.S. tortures prisoners" ~ He Says That Like It Is A Bad Thing
Carter says U.S. tortures prisoners
WASHINGTON (CNN)
The United States tortures prisoners in violation of international law, former President Carter said Wednesday.
I don't think it. I know it," Carter told CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
"Our country for the first time in my life time has abandoned the basic principle of human rights," Carter said. "We've said that the Geneva Conventions do not apply to those people in Abu Ghraib prison and Guantanamo, and we've said we can torture prisoners and deprive them of an accusation of a crime to which they are accused."
Carter also said President Bush creates his own definition of human rights.
Carter's comments come on the heels of an October 4 article in The New York Times disclosing the existence of secret Justice Department memorandums supporting the use of "harsh interrogation techniques." These include "head-slapping, simulated drowning and frigid temperatures," according to the Times.
The White House last week confirmed the existence of the documents but would not make them public.
Responding to the newspaper report Friday, Bush defended the techniques used, saying, "This government does not torture people."
Asked about Bush's comments, Carter said, "That's not an accurate statement if you use the international norms of torture as has always been honored -- certainly in the last 60 years since the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was promulgated.
"But you can make your own definition of human rights and say we don't violate them, and you can make your own definition of torture and say we don't violate them."
Carter also criticized some of the 2008 Republican presidential candidates, calling former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani "foolish" for his contention the United States should be open to use force on Iran.
"I hope that he doesn't become president and try to impose his conviction that we need to go to war with Iran," Carter said.
The Giuliani campaign declined to comment on Carter's criticism.
The former president didn't spare the rest of the GOP field either.
They all seem to be outdoing each other in who wants to go to war first with Iran, who wants to keep Guantanamo open longer and expand its capacity -- things of that kind," Carter said.
"They're competing with each other to appeal to the ultra-right-wing, war-mongering element in our country, which I think is the minority of our total population."Carter declined to say which Republican candidate he feared the most.
"If I condemn one of them, it might escalate him to the top position in the Republican ranks," he said.
Democratic Sens. Hillary Clinton of New York and Barack Obama of Illinois also drew Carter's criticism for refusing recently to pledge to withdraw all troops from Iraq by the end of their first terms if they win the presidency in 2008.
"I disagree with their basic premise that we'll still be there; I think the American people want out," Carter said. "If there is an unforeseen development where Iraqi people request American presence over a period of time I think that would possibly be acceptable, but that's not my personal preference."
Wild Thing's comment........
Jimmy Carter never met an enemy of the USA he didn’t love! Carter is a filthy,worthless,despicable piece of excrement. May he rot in hell!
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Darth and Billy, there were a couple of your comments that didn't show up right away. I have no idea what happened, since your email address is on the comment freely list. Just the server acting up I suppose. I have ok'd them. Thank you so much.Posted by Wild Thing at October 12, 2007 12:47 AM
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... and this is coming from a former US president? And a former US naval officer? May the one true God place his sorry ass in hell, next to PLO terrorist Arafats!
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at October 12, 2007 05:00 AM
Carter has NO idea what he's doing.
He's lost all his marbles--I think he lost
them before he became president. Poor Roslyn.
His family was dysfunctional to say the least.
Billy was a drunk and Jimmy was scared of bunny rabbits.
Posted by: Lynn at October 12, 2007 05:18 AM
PS: When looking at the lips of Peanuts Carter, in the immortal words of Rodney Dangerfield, "The last time I saw lips like that it had a HOOK in it!"
Posted by: darthcrUSAderworldtour07 at October 12, 2007 06:16 AM
He's a has-been that even the Democrats didn't claim but now he sees a way back into their good graces. With the Democrats hatred of Bush even to the point of sacrificing our troops, Carter is using this to his advantage by making these wild claims against the Bush Administration.
Carter, as a Democrat, doesn't care if his wild accusations put American lives in danger. No Democrat cares if Americans are put in danger as long as they gain power. I believe Democrats would force this country to convert to Islam if they could remain in power.
Posted by: BobF at October 12, 2007 09:17 AM
He can say whatever he wants. It won't erease the memory of the four years HE TORTURED THIS COUNTRY. Nor will it diminish the fact that the situation we are in today in the mid east is a direct result of his importance as President.
Posted by: Billy at October 12, 2007 10:08 AM
Oh man, he has it all over his lips and face again! Can someone please tell jimmah, poo flingin' surrender monkey, carter's nurse to change his diaper. The stink is unbearable!
Posted by: Dan at October 12, 2007 11:14 AM
He is only 83 I thought the S0B was 93. Either way he is still a schmuck.
Posted by: Mark at October 12, 2007 07:57 PM
Darth oh wow that would be great, right next to Arafat his buddy.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:07 AM
Lynn, your so right, what a family of characters and not the good kind either.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:08 AM
Darth.....""The last time I saw lips like that it had a HOOK in it!".....LOL
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:10 AM
Bob I believe that with all my heart. He does not care about America at all.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:12 AM
Billy yes, I will never forget or forgive Carter for the things he did and is doing today too.
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:18 AM
Dan, LOL good one
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:19 AM
Mark he sure is, maybe they can put that on his tombstone.......... heh heh
Here lies schumko peanut breath Carter.
giggle
Posted by: Wild Thing at October 13, 2007 01:21 AM
