Setting It Straight
Over at Irish Pennants, the incomparable Jack Kelly points out that the MSM has completely misreported today's "news" about Guantanamo inmates being treated in accordance with the Geneva Conventions -- purportedly in the wake of the Hamden decision.
What's more, it's worth pointing out (since not all that much of the press did) that American policy has always been to treat our prisoners humanely, even those who -- like terrorists -- are not (or should not) be eligible for the Geneva Convention's protections.
What's more, it's worth pointing out (since not all that much of the press did) that American policy has always been to treat our prisoners humanely, even those who -- like terrorists -- are not (or should not) be eligible for the Geneva Convention's protections.
posted by LadybugUSA at 8:23 PM
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Of course there is the Al-Queda handbook, which says that if you get caught, the 1st thing you do is say that your were totured. It's simple, they know the pussilanimus left wingers will be all over America's military when they get wind of that lie. And the other thing the AQ Handbook says is to lie. Hmm, maybe they got the left wing press guide instead!
Jack Kelly is always a good read. Check out Irishpennants.com every chance you get.
>>To insist that the judge allow you to prove that you were tortured is not a lie, if you were tortured.>>
Sure...IF.
>>Their manual does go on to state the following which clearly does not suggest they lie:>>
Suggest you read the following. Do you know what "taqiyah" is?
http://tinyurl.com/zvoe9
>>I know people that work in Afghanistan and Pakistan and their families have lived there for over fifty years.>>
And this is relevant ... how??
Just the other week Carol was writing she wished the SCOTUS had been attacked on 9-11.
That was actually a commenter and Carol did delete it albeit some 12 hours later.
Dittoheaad
was this statement needed?
Copioneer,
Did you flunk reading comprehension?
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Woukdn't a simple - I disagree with you based upon the following....
>> an analysis of new and previously released autopsy and death reports of detainees held in U.S. facilities>>
Have they released one on the US detainees held by the Iraqis and Afghanis? Or held by the "insurgents"?
>> an analysis of new and previously released autopsy and death reports of detainees held in U.S. facilities>>
Have they released one on the US detainees held by the Iraqis and Afghanis? Or held by the "insurgents"?
Ditto:
Was it you or another commentor on this site that reported extensively on the backgrounds of those involved with an organization that Carol cited in one of her posts?
Would you care to give us a little history lesson on the ACLU? You seem to value their work. It would be nice to know about their origins as well as the goals of this organization and its founders.
>>Is this what you were looking for?>>
No...I was looking for a report on the conditions of Coalition soldiers held by the Iraqis, the insurgents, the Afghanis or members of the Taliban...the enemy, in other words.
>>They are not a state and don't have prisons.>>
True...but they _have_ taken prisoners, have they not?
>>...we are not fighting Ahmed and Mohamed, we are fighting evil, demons if you will.>>
>We are not fighting "demons." We are not fighting witches, sorcerors, vampires, trolls, or zombies.We are fighting other human beings with belief systems different from ours. Until you understand that, you can never win this war.>
Ah yes...the old "we have to understand other cultures" routine. Again with the moral equivalence thing - "All cultures are equal". Cutting off the heads of your enemies isn't any worse than humiliating them by sticking underwear on their heads.
Equating "demons" to magical figures is a bit simplistic, don't you think? I'm assuming here that you don't really believe that "evil" exists other than in magical scenarios? You can't conceive of a person considering a very evil person or persons as demons with no magical context?
We are fighting other human beings with belief systems different from ours.
They may not be demons in the truest sense of the word, but what does one call a group that feels that it is a laudable thing to slice someone head off--and slowly--while dancing around shouting "Allahu Akhbar!"?
To my way of thinking, that's the face of evil.
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