I haven't read everything that there is to read about the Torture Report, the big news story of the day. So at the risk of making a mistake, based on pure laziness, I would still like to point out what isn't being said: everybody is ignoring the fact that the American CIA didn't practice beheading.
Beheading is shocking and barbaric. Only medieval Muslims would practice that. America is the sort of country that aims at higher ideals. We are a civilized and Christian nation. We restrict ourselves to torture.
Beheading is shocking and barbaric. Only medieval Muslims would practice that. America is the sort of country that aims at higher ideals. We are a civilized and Christian nation. We restrict ourselves to torture.
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How is President Obama morally superior to President Bush when he sits in the Situation Room 'dealing cards of death' via drone attacks? President Bush may have been in office when the torture was inflicted but he did not personally direct it. President Obama is proud of the fact that he personally picks those that are to die in the drone attacks. President Bush did not torture any Americans whereas President Obama has his DOJ lapdog justify his killing of Americans wherever they may be if he deems them to be terrorist.
Having not read the report myself due to lack of interest for the obvious (you gotta do what you gotta do) I wonder if it mentions that many of the so called tortures like water boarding on given to our own soldiers as part of their training regimen? G
Has anyone ever asked, "What is the probability that the victims of the drone strike WERE in fact terrorists?" Or "how do you define terrorist?"
If I read you correctly, you are saying that none of those questions matter because the guy in the White House is a Democrat.
Same shit, different day.