John McCain said..."I asked CIA Director Leon Panetta for the facts, and he told me the following: The trail to bin Laden
did not begin with a disclosure from Khalid Sheik Mohammed, who was waterboarded 183 times. The first mention of Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti — the nickname of the al-Qaeda courier who ultimately led us to bin Laden — as well as a description of him as an important member of al-Qaeda,
came from a detainee held in another country, who we believe was not tortured.
None of the three detainees who were waterboarded provided Abu Ahmed’s real name, his whereabouts or an accurate description of his role in al-Qaeda.
In fact, the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” on Khalid Sheik Mohammed
produced false and misleading information. He specifically told his interrogators that Abu Ahmed had moved to Peshawar, got married and ceased his role as an al-Qaeda facilitator —
none of which was true. According to the staff of the Senate intelligence committee, the best intelligence gained from a CIA detainee — information describing Abu Ahmed al-Kuwaiti’s real role in al-Qaeda and his true relationship to bin Laden —
was obtained through standard, noncoercive means".
http://www.taylormarsh.com/2011/05/1...rm-of-torture/
Not only did I read this off of this website, but I heard the clip on MSNBC last night. I heard John McCain say this that was quoted above.
Our President is smart and he wants to work with the republicans, which he has proven many times. I admire him for keeping the people he knows will make the best decisions for our country. If the republicans in office would work with him and not against him, even when they know that he is right, our country would be one nation under God.
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