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Lindsey Graham: Bush Administration Saw Law As 'Nicety We Could Not Afford' (VIDEO)

First Posted: 05-13-09 07:59 PM | Updated: 05-13-09 08:29 PM

The Hill [ http://briefingroom.thehill.com/2009/05/13/graham-bush-admin-saw-law-as-unaffordable-nicety/ ] flags this interesting line from Senator Lindsey Graham about the way the Bush administration viewed the rule of law. During a hearing on the interrogation of detainees, Graham said that the Bush administration did not commit any crimes, but that they "saw the law as a nicety we could not afford."

Graham also questioned the validity of the hearing itself, speculating that it was a political stunt.

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[video embedded; also at http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/includes/templates/library/flash_popup.php?pID=286307-1&clipStart=511.57&clipStop=1145.21 , (which launches) via http://www.c-spanarchives.org/library/index.php?main_page=product_video_info&products_id=286307-1&showVid=true&clipStart=511.57&clipStop=1145.21 ]
[this being Senator Graham's opening statement immediately following Senator Whitehouse's (the first item at http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=37890790 )]

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