Colin Powell Backs Criminal Trials for Gitmo Detainees (Video)

February 21, 2010  |  Posted by Danielle Belton

Former Secy. of State Colin Powell appeared on CBS's Face the Nation Sunday and came out in favor of stateside, criminal trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees. One has to wonder -- how will the Cheneys respond to that? We're guessing first a round of crickets chirping to be quickly followed up with a lot of blustering, bloviating and the usual shilling of fear-mongering hype.

From CBS:

Claims that the United States is less safe under President Obama are not credible, former Secretary of State Colin Powell said on "Face the Nation" Sunday.

He also challenged criticism by some (including former Vice President Dick Cheney, who say that by not using extreme interrogation techniques such as waterboarding on terror suspects the United States is more vulnerable.

"The point is made, 'We don't waterboard anymore or use extreme interrogation techniques.' Most of those extreme interrogation techniques and waterboarding were done away with in the Bush administration," Powell said. "They've been made officially done away with in this current administration."

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