Condoleezza Rice Responds to Torture Allegations

Complete video at: http://fora.tv/2009/05/03/Condoleezza_Rice_Perspectives_on_Peace_and_War

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice discusses the popular YouTube clip of her debating a Stanford University student on the issue of torture, stating "I need to work on my professorial skills a little bit." Rice then addresses accusations that the Bush administration authorized the torture of detainees with enhanced interrogation techniques.

"Condoleezza Rice meets with some students" YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijEED_iviTA&yt

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In her first return appearance in Washington since leaving the State Department, Condoleezza Rice reflects on her experiences in the Middle East, and her commitment to the education of children as a force against misunderstanding, terror, and war.

As National Security Advisor to a war-time president and then as Secretary of State for the United States, Dr. Rice has pursued peace while defending war. To honor the memory of the great warrior and peacemaker Yitzhak Rabin, former Secretary Rice joins Leon Wieseltier, literary editor of The New Republic, in a far-ranging discussion on how to think morally and responsibly about the ideal of peace and the reality of war and on how to teach these perspectives in our classrooms. - Sixth and I Historic Synagogue

Dr. Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State on January 26, 2005. Prior to this, she was the assistant to the president for National Security Affairs, commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor, since January, 2001. In June 1999, she completed a six-year tenure as Stanford University's Provost, during which she was the institution's chief budget and academic officer.

Born November 14, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama, Rice earned her bachelor's degree in political science, cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from the University of Denver in 1974, her master's from the University of Notre Dame in 1975, and her PhD from the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver in 1981. Rice is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has been awarded honorary doctorates from Morehouse College in 1991, the University of Alabama in 1994, the University of Notre Dame in 1995, the National Defense University in 2002, the Mississippi College School of Law in 2003, the University of Louisville and Michigan State University in 2004. She resides in Washington, D.C.

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[VivekRajcoomar]

i hope u wouldnt mind if i waterboarded ur mom. seeing as it's not torture and all.

[Shadizar666]

arequipa no, I don't think you did or else you didn't understand what she was saying she danced around the bush very nicely but she advocated torture on the basis that it was "legal" hears my point now, seeings how I have to spell it out torture to american pow's is a war crime torture by americans is "legal" my previous point was along the lines people will say anything under torture hence "beat the ever livin' tar outta her" true or not, she will admit sucking bush's cock put 2n2 together

[caycug1]

I love Condi... she is a great lady.

[MicDoane]

"professorial skills?" = ability to baldly lie

[IheartJDAMs]

@newworldodour

Is it cold in the basement?

[weslenforever]

Bush made it "very clear" from the very beginning that he wanted nothing to do with any intelligence that came in on Clinton's watch! PERIOD! If it put this country at risk SO WHAT. He couldn't care less just so long as he didn't have to FEEL inferior, as he WAS, to a DEMOCRAT and especially to a CLINTON!

[newworldodour]

war criminal..off to the hauge with her and hang her high, make that low so there is no drop so its a long slow death and see if that gives her time to review her thoughts on the bush dictatorship and her total disregard for the geneva convention.

[TheEvolver311]

no i cannot see them going to spain, and for just that reason. they know the same things you do. plus Bush gets a life time secret service protection granted to him.

it won't happen like i said they will go to countries that they are friendly with. europe has no oil so i don't see bush giving them a second thought now.

[Youmightberight]

You can't see some of them going to Spain, for example, where Judge Baltasar Garzon is pursuing a case against six Bush administration lawyers? I can assure you they will not have travel agents as cavalier about their chances of being arrested overseas as you seem to be.

[TheEvolver311]

why would they need to be carefull? they only go to countries that have authoritarian governments that will protect them. they will not go mingle with the commoners they will hangout with the elites that they share common goals with.

i wish they would prosecute for the warcrimes, but it just will not happen.