Hypocrisy on Terrorism

Earlier I posted about Condi Rice's hypocrisy on "democratic ideals" when she criticized the democratic credentials of the elected government of Iran during a joint press conference with one of the worst dictators in the world, Equitorial Guinea's Teodoro Obiang, a man she called "a good friend."

Now, I'd like to throw up a few articles on the administration's hypocrisy on terrorism. First,

MIAMI (AFP) - US authorities have decided not to extradite two Venezuelans accused of 2003 bomb attacks in Caracas because they might be persecuted or tortured, one of their lawyers said.

This is from the government on the same day that John Negroponte, the top US intelligence figure, announced that,

NEW YORK (AFP) - About three dozen of Al-Qaeda's worst will likely remain in secret CIA prisons indefinitely, US spy chief John Negroponte said in an interview.

"These people are being held. And they're bad actors. And as long as this situation continues, this war on terror continues, I'm not sure I can tell you what the ultimate disposition of those detainees will be,"

Are those the same secret prisons where Khalid Sheik Muhammed was subjected to waterboarding? (link here and here) So, CIA and administration sanctioned waterboarding is OK, but localized police brutality in Venezuela is grounds to release terror bombers without charge?

Oh, then we also have this today.

One of the operational assets being used by the Defense Department is a right-wing terrorist organization known as Mujahedeen-e Khalq (MEK), which is being “run” in two southern regional areas of Iran, both bordering Pakistan....

According to all three intelligence sources, military and intelligence officials alike were alarmed that instead of securing a known terrorist organization, which has been responsible for acts of terror against Iranian targets and individuals all over the world – including US civilian and military casualties – Rumsfeld under instructions from Cheney, began using the group on special ops missions into Iran to pave the way for a potential Iran strike.

(If you don't know, MEK are REALLY bad guys in the terror scene. And, what a surprise, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Cambone ran this operation.)

I guess when Bush said this on Feb. 24, 2006, he had conveniently forgotten that his administration was working with the MEK.

The President: Secondly, I've set a clear doctrine: America makes no distinction between the terrorists and the countries that harbor them. If you harbor a terrorist, you're just as guilty as the terrorists, and you're an enemy of the United States of America. (Applause.)

I guess that depends on what your definition of a terrorist is, eh, Mr. Bush? Bombing, killing civilians, killing Americans?

George Bush, "an enemy of the United States." He said it, not me.

UPDATE: Also, I didn't mention Louis Posada Cariles, a former US asset trained at the School of Americas strongly suspected of blowing up a Cuban airliner killing 73, who is currently in the US which has refused to extradite him to either Cuba or Venezuela to stand trial for the bombing.

I figured I'd confine the argument to Bush administration actions aiding terrorists who have conducted terror attacks since 9-11.