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Tony
14th July 2006, 02:15 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071100953.html

As Congress opened hearings yesterday on the treatment of terrorism detainees, the Bush administration's view was neatly summarized by Steven Bradbury, the Justice Department lawyer serving as lead witness. "The president," Bradbury said, "is always right."

Two weeks ago, the Supreme Court rebuked the administration by rejecting military tribunals for prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and forcing President Bush to get approval from Congress. But the officials who came before the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday -- Bradbury and Pentagon lawyer Daniel Dell'Orto -- were unrepentant.

Talking us bolding into the dark-ages.

BPSCG
14th July 2006, 07:18 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071100953.html



Talking us bolding into the dark-ages.The utter lack of context for that quote, coupled with the fact that Milbank is not known for his love of the current administration, makes me conclude that there is a lot more here than meets the eye.

Zep
14th July 2006, 07:24 PM
Well, Beep, I agree. Seems a bit of a cherry-pick of a quote. Either these high-falutin' lawyers don't know basic stuff even I know, or there's much more to the story.