George Bush actually said...

It is vitally important that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) be allowed to maintain a separate and classified interrogation program.

The executive branch must be permitted to present this information in a manner that does not jeopardize national security.

My veto is intended to allow the continuation of a separate and classified CIA interrogation program that the Department of Justice has dete...

I remain committed to an intelligence-gathering program that complies with our legal obligations and our basic values as a people.