'We do not torture'.Byline: The Register-Guard It has been 17 days since President Bush declared at a news conference in Panama that "We do not torture." Yet the president maintains his threat to veto veto [Lat.,=I forbid], power of one functionary (e.g., the president) of a government, or of one member of a group or coalition, to block the operation of laws or agreements passed or entered into by the other functionaries or members. In the U.S. a defense spending bill because it contains language written by Sen. John McCain For McCain's grandfather and father, see John S. McCain, Sr. and John S. McCain, Jr., respectively John Sidney McCain III (born August 29, 1936 in Panama Canal Zone) is an American politician, war veteran, and currently the Republican Senior U.S. Senator from Arizona. , R-Ariz., banning the `cruel, inhuman in·hu·man adj. 1. a. Lacking kindness, pity, or compassion; cruel. See Synonyms at cruel. b. Deficient in emotional warmth; cold. 2. or degrading' treatment of prisoners in U.S. custody. Senator McCain, who was tortured while he was a prisoner during the Vietnam War Vietnam War, conflict in Southeast Asia, primarily fought in South Vietnam between government forces aided by the United States and guerrilla forces aided by North Vietnam. , believes President Bush misunderstands the issue. ``The enemy we fight has no respect for human life or human rights,'' McCain said recently. ``They don't deserve our sympathy. But this isn't about who they are. This is about who we are. These are the values that distinguish us from our enemies, and we can never, never allow our enemies to take those values away.'' What is it about American values that President Bush doesn't understand? |
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