{"id":3664,"date":"2009-04-27T11:13:03","date_gmt":"2009-04-27T15:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/?p=3664"},"modified":"2013-04-21T18:12:19","modified_gmt":"2013-04-21T22:12:19","slug":"wise-words-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prosebeforehos.com\/government_employee\/04\/27\/wise-words-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Wise Words"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example. I call on all governments to join with the United States and the community of law-abiding nations in prohibiting, investigating, and prosecuting all acts of torture and in undertaking to prevent other cruel and unusual punishment. I call on all nations to speak out against torture in all its forms and to make ending torture an essential part of their diplomacy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; George W. Bush in 2003<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g6LtL9lCTRA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&#8212; George W. Bush in 2007, &#8220;The United States government does not torture&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>See also:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2009\/04\/quote-for-the-day-22.html\">Quote For The Day<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ablogistan.com\/archives\/2009\/04\/on_torture.html\">On Torture<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/angrybear.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/we-elected-reformer-not-avengera.html\">We Elected a Reformer, Not an Avenger&#8230;a different take on torture<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/delong.typepad.com\/sdj\/2009\/04\/impeach-george-w-bush-impeach-richard-cheney-impeach-donald-rumsfeld-impeech-condi-rice-impeach-them-now.html\">Impeach George W. Bush. Impeach Richard Cheney. Impeach Donald Rumsfeld. Impeech Condi Rice. Impeach Them Now<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.foreignpolicy.com\/posts\/2009\/04\/24\/torture_timeline_when_did_we_know_it\">Torture timeline: when did we know it?<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2009\/04\/cheney-rice-ashcroft-gonzales-signed.html\">Cheney, Rice, Ashcroft, Gonzales Signed off on Torture<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.balloon-juice.com\/?p=20485\">Releasing Memos<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bgalrstate.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/only-question-that-matters-re-cheney.html\">The only question that matters re Cheney and Lieberman<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qando.net\/?p=2252\">Pelosi, \u201cEnhanced Interrogation Techniques\u201d, and Hypocrisy<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/dandelionsalad.wordpress.com\/2009\/04\/27\/who-authorized-the-torture-of-abu-zubaydah-by-andy-worthington\/\">Who Authorized The Torture of Abu Zubaydah?<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/balkin.blogspot.com\/2009\/04\/unvarnished-truth-about-torture.html\">The Unvarnished Truth about Torture<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/azspot.net\/post\/100511034\/who-would-jesus-torture\">Who Would Jesus Torture?<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.poligazette.com\/2009\/04\/27\/time-for-democrats-to-forget-past-and-lead\/\">Time for Democrats to Forget Past and Lead<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The United States is committed to the world-wide elimination of torture and we are leading this fight by example. 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