David Addington, the Chief of Staff for the Vice-President, along with John Yoo, the former Justice Department lawyer who drafted many of the legal memos defending the aggressive integration techniques, recently testified before Congress.
During the course of the hearing, liberal Congressman William Delahunt (People’s Socialist State of Massachusetts) asked Mr. Addington about water boarding. Mr. Addington responded that he would not go into details because Al Qaeda is probably watching. This did not sit too well with Congressman Delahunt.
Congressman Delahunt responded with – “"I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you." Delahunt later stated that his statement was taken out of context. But what he claims he meant was "I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you." Al Qaeda now knows the face of one of the men who relentlessly pursues its henchmen and deals with their interrogations.
Delahunt’s statements were outrageous, and a clear example of the hostility coming from many liberals. Delahunt owes Addington and apology, and the Congressional leadership should consider censuring Delahunt.
To Addington’s credit, he did manage to put the committee on notice with the following statement - "No American should think we're free, the war is over, al-Qaida is not coming and they're not interested in getting us," Addington said, "Because that's wrong." It is doubtful that liberals were listening, or care.
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