Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration policy regarding detainee treatment, stating that the U.S. "will use every lawful weapon to defeat these terrorists." As to whether or not the U.S. has secret prisons in Europe, she replied,"We cannot discuss information that would compromise the success of intelligence, law enforcement, and military operations. We expect other nations share this view." Translation: "Hell, yeah we do, but I'm not going to confirm it!"
The reason that I have a problem with treatment of detainees is that this administration fails to realize that it just adds fuel to the fire, revitalizing terrorist movements and making the detainees martyrs. On a side note, I think it is pretty obvious by now that when Black History Month rolls around, I will not be paying any tributes to Condoleezza Rice. But no hard feelings, Dr. Rice...O.J. Simpson and the D.C. Snipers will not be on my list of favorites, either.
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