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November 02, 2005
Bush's National Security Adviser Says Policy Forbids Torture
U.S. President George W. Bush's National Security Adviser, Stephen Hadley, said November 2, 2005 that "while we have to do what is necessary to defend the country against terrorist attacks and to win the war on terror, the president has been very clear that we're going to do that in a way that is consistent with our values."
"And that is why he's been very clear that the United States will not torture," Mr. Hadley said. "The United States will conduct its activities in compliance with law and international obligations."
Mr. Hadley was responding to questions at a White House briefing November 2, 2005. They were prompted by a Washington Post article that said "The CIA has been hiding and interrogating some of its most important al-Qaida captives at a Soviet-era compound in Eastern Europe, according to U.S. and foreign officials familiar with the arrangement." Read more here.
Posted by Munir Umrani at November 2, 2005 08:57 PM
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