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Daley says Durbin should apologize for Guantanamo remarks
By Tara Burghart
The Associated Press
Published June 21, 2005, 3:54 PM CDT
Mayor Richard Daley said Tuesday that even though U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is a good friend, the fellow Democrat should apologize for comments comparing the actions of American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.
"I think it’s a disgrace to say that any man or woman in the military act like that,’’ Daley said.
Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker did not immediately return calls for comment Tuesday. After the White House, Senate Republicans and others had called for an apology last week, Durbin on Friday said he regretted any misunderstandings caused by his statement and that it was intended as a criticism of the Bush administration’s policies…
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"… He said some things and he’s going to have to live with them, and I think that that’s not a happy prospect.’’ Daley made his remarks in response to questions at a news conference after a graduation ceremony for new police officers. Last year, his son Patrick enlisted in the Army.
The mayor said he is a history buff and that Durbin was wrong to evoke comparisons to the horrors of the Holocaust or the millions of people killed in Russia under Stalin and in Cambodia under Pol Pot. He became angry when a reporter said he thought Durbin’s remarks were being mischaracterized.
"If you really believe that those men and women in Guantanamo Bay are Nazis, you better rethink what America is all about,’’ Daley said. "… You go and talk to some victims of the Holocaust and they will tell you horror stories. And there are not horror stories like that at Guantanamo Bay.’’
On Friday, Durbin said he had learned "that historical parallels can be misused and misunderstood. I sincerely regret if what I said caused anyone to misunderstand my true feelings: Our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support.’’
EXCERPT:
Daley says Durbin should apologize for Guantanamo remarks
By Tara Burghart
The Associated Press
Published June 21, 2005, 3:54 PM CDT
Mayor Richard Daley said Tuesday that even though U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is a good friend, the fellow Democrat should apologize for comments comparing the actions of American interrogators at Guantanamo Bay to Nazis, Soviet gulags and Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot.
"I think it’s a disgrace to say that any man or woman in the military act like that,’’ Daley said.
Durbin spokesman Joe Shoemaker did not immediately return calls for comment Tuesday. After the White House, Senate Republicans and others had called for an apology last week, Durbin on Friday said he regretted any misunderstandings caused by his statement and that it was intended as a criticism of the Bush administration’s policies…
Took out the recap of remarks since we all know them biy now
EXCERPT:
"… He said some things and he’s going to have to live with them, and I think that that’s not a happy prospect.’’ Daley made his remarks in response to questions at a news conference after a graduation ceremony for new police officers. Last year, his son Patrick enlisted in the Army.
The mayor said he is a history buff and that Durbin was wrong to evoke comparisons to the horrors of the Holocaust or the millions of people killed in Russia under Stalin and in Cambodia under Pol Pot. He became angry when a reporter said he thought Durbin’s remarks were being mischaracterized.
"If you really believe that those men and women in Guantanamo Bay are Nazis, you better rethink what America is all about,’’ Daley said. "… You go and talk to some victims of the Holocaust and they will tell you horror stories. And there are not horror stories like that at Guantanamo Bay.’’
On Friday, Durbin said he had learned "that historical parallels can be misused and misunderstood. I sincerely regret if what I said caused anyone to misunderstand my true feelings: Our soldiers around the world and their families at home deserve our respect, admiration and total support.’’