Comments on: US Interrogation Tactics = War Crimes

By: Al Swearengen

Al Swearengen — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 18:02:50 +0000

hoads is a right-wing talk radio host now.

caller: “they denied habeus corpus in the bill signed at the end of last summer”
right-wing talker: “let me ask you, have have YOU been effected by all this?”

Implying, I suppose, that until one of us ends up in Guantanamo, we’ve got no grounds to take offense to what is done in our name.

Very noble of you hoads…you’ve really got that whole “of the people, by the people and for the people” concept working for you…

I can’t wait to see what you come up with next. Maybe a little, “so you’re in favor of terrorists being given the same rights as American citizens (not counting Jose Padilla of course)? don’t you remember 9/11?”

You know you want to write it.

By: hoads

hoads — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:16:52 +0000

Bill,
Please outline how you have personally experienced an erosion of civil and or constitutional rights since President Bush has been President.

By: Al Swearengen

Al Swearengen — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 01:38:08 +0000

I agree with Bill.

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 31 May 2007 22:34:37 +0000

Sure it occurs, outside the scope of what we call our representative government. But why “allow” it? Why put additional powers into the hands of the current President, and continue to destroy the Constitution in the process?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 31 May 2007 21:38:47 +0000

I’m tired of these public debates about snooping and torture. We all know that “they” have been doing both for a long time. So why the public debate? It seems like a form of psychological warfare. The fearful keep quiet and the “I’ve got nothing to hide” crowd jumps to the forefront. So they seem like the majority. HA!!!

By: Al Swearengen

Al Swearengen — Thu, 31 May 2007 06:14:46 +0000

preussow is just smarter than all of us. He figured out that two wrongs make a right.

We teach that to our children every day after all…

By: caroline

caroline — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:54:22 +0000

preussow,
That’s why things aren’t going well. Conservatives seem to think that Osama should decide the terms of war not us. Should we have killed jews during WWII to beat Hitler? That’s why you are saying.

By: Hugh

Hugh — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:34:33 +0000

Al Swearengen, in your post #3 you stated:
“I’m not saying Bush = Hitler. I’m talking about torture, and not only does General Patraeus feel the way I do about it, but pretty much everyone but the GOP base and Dick Cheney seems to comprehend this concept.”

Al, I consider myself part of the GOP base, and I certainly comprehend what Cheney et al are doing. I support Kucinish’s efforts to impeach the SOB’s!

By: preussow

preussow — Thu, 31 May 2007 02:09:56 +0000

I’m for playing the same game by the same rules.

When dealing with people who torture, use the same methods on them.

When not sure if they did it, take your time to use standard methods of interogation.

What ever happened to that truth drug I use to hear about?

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 31 May 2007 01:04:15 +0000

Al
I’ve seen the comparison made and, well sometimes I like to address an issue from the extreme left or the extreme right. (Whatever works)
And I’m completely opposed to torture.