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Febrero 15, 2008

Los derechos humanos se defienden torturando

Preguntan a Bush en la BBC por la tortura del waterboarding. Contra los que sostienen altos cargos del Departamento de Justicia, Bush responde que todo es legal y, qué demonios, pregunte a los familiares de las víctimas del atentado del 7-J en Londres.

But his most controversial remarks were over waterboarding. He told the BBC's Matt Frei: "To the critics, I ask them this: when we, within the law, interrogate and get information that protects ourselves and possibly others in other nations to prevent attacks, which attack would they have hoped that we wouldn't have prevented?

"And so, the United States will act within the law. We'll make sure professionals have the tools necessary to do their job within the law."

He claimed the families of victims of the July 7 terror attacks in London would understand his position. "I suspect the families of those victims understand the nature of killers. What people gotta understand is that we'll make decisions based upon law. We're a nation of law."

Eso sí, que nadie dude de los valores de EEUU y de su defensa de los derechos humanos: "We believe in human rights and human dignity. We believe in the human condition. We believe in freedom".

¿Quién dijo que no se pueden defender los derechos humanos en las cámaras de tortura?


Posted by Iñigo at Febrero 15, 2008 02:36 PM

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Claro que, se "olvida" Bush de que en Guantánamo se utiliza la tortura en personas que no están acusadas de nada.
Por no decir que si se utiliza como justificación la desesperación de unas personas que han perdido a un familiar para usar según qué "herramientas", estaremos a un paso de la locura.

Posted by: Waterlord at Febrero 15, 2008 05:31 PM