Senate Proceeding on Jun 3rd, 2009 :: 0:29:25 to 0:33:55
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Lindsey Graham: friend from south carolina. the presiding officer: the senator from south carolina is recognized. mr. graham: mr. president, i would like to acknowledge the courtesy of the senator from arkansas. i promise to speak three to four minutes at the host and ask that my time be taken away from the minority when it minutes' allocation. the presiding officer: without objection, so ordered. mr. graham: to senator lincoln, thank you very much.

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Speech By: Lindsey Graham

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Lindsey Graham: i just want to stand up in supp colleague from connecticut, senator lieberman. we were able to get past a piece of legislation amendment on the supplemental bill that is directly on point regarding case, the subject matter of which is releasing additional

0:30:09 to 0:30:30( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: detainee photos of past abuse. the president has looked at these photos. we all understand it is more of the same, that the photos in question came from american troops' cameras who were engaged in inappropriate activity, disciplinary action has been taken, where appropriate, and there's nothing new to be learned. there's no new evidence of

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Lindsey Graham: crimes by people who have yet to be dealt w it would just, as my friend from it would be voyeurism for for the sake of sawyerism. the photos are ow offensive but no different than what we've already seen. and the reason that we're here supporting this legislation and supporting the president is because, a

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Lindsey Graham: said, the consequences of releasing the ptos are not a mystery. americans are going to die. i've just got back from a trip of north africa, morocco, and algeria. we embassy very much was worried about what would happen to

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Lindsey Graham: americans if these photos were released. they were preparing to be, quite frankly, under siege. and as senator lieberman indicated, in "the miami herald" article, when prime minister malikin released, another tranche of photos coming out about detainee

0:31:36 to 0:31:57( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: abuses military officials involved, he went pale in the face and uttered the phrase "baghdad will burn." now, to those who are arguing for the release of the photos, i do not question your patriotism. i don't question your motives. i question your judgment. and to ourouse and senate colleagues who are in

0:31:58 to 0:32:18( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: conference, please understand that senator lieberman, myself, and i think the vast majority of our didn't take a recorded vote -- believe this is a matter. i believe that to release the photos would result in certain

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Lindsey Graham: death and attack against american interests abroad, particularly against a diplomatic corps and our men a women serve abroad, and no higher purpose would be achieved here at home. we ma made compromises in the destroy the intent of the legislation. and for the courts who may

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Lindsey Graham: listen to try to discern the legislative intent, the intent by both authors was to make sure that the photos, subject to the pending litigation, were never released and weighed in and agreed with the president's decision not to release those photos, and we have changed the law, on point, to give leglative backing to the idea that these

0:33:03 to 0:33:24( Edit History Discussion )

Lindsey Graham: particular photographs and those like those photographs should not be released for a period of three years, and that's in our national security interest to do soavment i hope the court will understand what we were trying to do and what we actually did. and to our house and senate colleagues who are trying to find compromises on the supplemental understand, the pup of this amendment, how important it is

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Lindsey Graham: to the war effort, why the president is supportive of the amendment. he has made a very supportive decision as president. if sore fume trn came out it would be a disaster because the if it came out, please

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Lindsey Graham: understand that there will be nothing done in the united states senate for as long as i'm here and senator lieberman is here that would not have this amendment attached. you could not name a post office without this amendment.