Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Bush finally admits what everybody already knows. "I am an idiot!". No not that.

President Bush has transferred 14 key terrorist leaders from secret CIA custody to the U.S. military-run prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to be prepared for eventual trials, a senior administration official said Wednesday.

The announcement from Bush is the first time the administration has acknowledged the existence of CIA prisons, which have been a source of friction between Washington and some allies in Europe. The administration has come under criticism for its treatment of terrorism detainees. European Union lawmakers said the CIA was conducting clandestine flights in Europe to take terror suspects to countries where they could face torture.

Bush also will unveil his proposal for how trials of such key suspected terrorists _ those transferred to Guantanamo and already there _ should be conducted, which must be approved by Congress. Bush's original plan for the type of military trials used in the aftermath of World War II was struck down in June by the Supreme Court, which said the tribunals would violate U.S. and international law.

So Bush admits that we have secret CIA prisons in countries that treat torture like a trip to the dentist. But now, after they have been held for up to three years in torture-apalooza, they will start to be treated as prisoneers of war according to the Geneva conventions.

"Since they did not know anything anyhow, I guess we can protect their rights now."

Bush also claimed that several terrorist plots were foiled due to information gathered from these detainees. Of course that is super-secret and if they told you they would have to throw you into a cell right along side of the "terrorists".

But you know you can totally trust them. I mean when have they ever been wrong or lied to us before?

Update: It seems that Bush did identify several foiled terrorists plots. Go here to learn more. I have no idea, nor do any of us, whether what the administration tells us is accurate or not. Judge for yourselves.

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