Rice grilled over torture at Stanford

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A Stanford University student grills ex-US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice over the Bush administration's torture policy. Who sounds more convincing: Rice or Jeremy Cohn?

Condoleezza Rice, former US President George W. Bush's security advisor and then secretary of state (2005-2009), returned to teach political science at Stanford University, where she was a professor before entering politics, in March.

Jeremy Cohn is a student at Stanford. We see him questioning Condoleeza Rice in the video.

The strong points were when she was talking about the situation in the country soon after September 11. It's true that a lot of people were scared and we were facing a very difficult time. A lot of the things she said at the beginning [were good], especially when she said that we can't always choose our allies. It's true that the world is a very imperfect place and that tough decisions need to be taken. But the excuse isn't valid enough. If we entrust these officials with important responsibilties, it's because we want them to take decisions without being influenced by public opinion. In the end, she didn't really convince me. My question about the United States and how we're supposed to move forward with all of those secrets coming out just turned into a regular defense of all the basic talking points within the administration. Finally, many other students shared my opinion that she was evasive and got very defensive."

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[johnnycmajor]

@Dilliostudios The guilty end up getting pissed because they know they are wrong. She is a war criminal along with Obama. Things are legal only because they make it up as they go along.

They have us where they want us ,, scared like bunnies because of 911 and terrorists. We are living in a fox news world , these pigs lined up at the money trough just love it. Oink oink you piggies.

[johnnycmajor]

Rice and Obama are both war criminals and baby killers.

[LANDSHARK7130]

your one ugly muthafucka

[punxsutawneybarney]

For more about Dr. Rice see my video "Condi Lied Under Oath to the 9/11 Widows"

[machiavelli84]

rice is brilliant. she shut that foo up. haha

[darththc]

could this be more disgusting? "do what was legal"? wasn't the wire tapping deemed illegal? wasn't water boarding illegal until the administration decided that it was legal? correct me if i'm wrong but there has been no credible evidence that the administration prevented any new terrorist attacks since 9/11. i understand that they claimed they did, but i've seen no evidence to quantify those claims. i suppose the truth is easier to swallow when you simply make it up.

[eriqkk]

If Equal Opportunity means Condi Rice can hold high office, then it also means she can GO TO JAIL with Bush.

Equal Opportunity means: "Rights, Privileges, AND Responsibilities." Period.

[bimboblacky]

the White House, and 4) the PUBLIC TRUST!!! Okay, and what she just said about "waterboarding" found a REAL PROBLEM when the Supreme Court of the United States ruled AGAINST it. Like Dr. Rice HERSELF said, "Do your homework." (damn it) Whoever "turned her on her side" toward the very end of the video made a REMARKABLE social comment on this woman's conversation there at the school. DO NOT TRUST WHAT SHE SAYS HERE! BE skeptical, students of the Leland Stanford, Jr. University!!!GO Cardinals!