You should change your handle to Peter Pan, Holly. You refuse to grow up. On May 19, 9:07 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > Zeb, > > Boo-Hoo. > > On May 18, 8:33 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Lets see......VT makes a completely erroneous statement regarding > > something obvious, even to an eight year old.......I call him on it > > and you say its "whining?" Why don't you just call me a Nazi, Holly? > > It would be just as goofy as saying I'm "whining" and you'd get a > > bigger kick out of it. > > > On May 18, 9:22 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Zeb, > > > > Naaaah, that was definately whining. > > > > On May 18, 7:17 pm, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Merely pointing out the ignorance of libs. VT actually believes Nixon > > > > was impeached. Amazing! > > > > > On May 18, 1:27 pm, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Zeb, > > > > > > Yeah, and I agreed that Nixon was never impeached. So what are you > > > > > whining about now? > > > > > > On May 18, 11:08 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > Like I said and VT was deluded about, Nixon was never impeached. > > > > > > Unlike another President who perjured himself to a federal judge and > > > > > > encouraged perjury in others, thereby disgracing himself and his > > > > > > office, not to mention breaking federal law, Nixon resigned rather > > > > > > than torture the country. > > > > > > > On May 18, 11:15 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Zeb, > > > > > > > > Nope, he resigned in disgrace before he could be impeached. > > > > > > > > On May 18, 10:08 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > What school did you go to? Nixon was never impeached. Delusions > > > > > > > > become > > > > > > > > reality for libs. > > > > > > > > > On May 17, 3:26 am, VT VirtualTruth <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > If we tried the little guys for what happened at Abu Gharib > > > > > > > > > then the precedent has already been set for the ENTIRE > > > > > > > > > Bush Administration. > > > > > > > > > > I believe Nixon was also Impeached for his crimes > > > > > > > > > during the Vietnam war. > > > > > > > > > > Nixon resigned rather than face impeachment for his crimes > > > > > > > > > while in office, and Republicans pushed all out to impeach > > > > > > > > > Clinton while in office about a lie over a BJ. > > > > > > > > > > So both your reasons for calling me a traitor have both been > > > > > > > > > proven false based on previous precedent. > > > > > > > > > > You have nothing left to say, because you have run > > > > > > > > > out of realistic arguments. > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 4:47 pm, Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > > > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Sean!! > > > > > > > > > > > Actually, I thought my post was rather witty!! > > > > > > > > > > > In all honesty, you seem like a bright, intelligent, (I am > > > > > > > > > > assuming younger > > > > > > > > > > than me) man. It is one thing to question our > > > > > > > > > > governments' policies, and > > > > > > > > > > quite another to jump on a traitorous bandwagon, accusing > > > > > > > > > > our President, > > > > > > > > > > (any President!) during a time of war, of war crimes. > > > > > > > > > > > I have nothing else to say on the subject. Based on all of > > > > > > > > > > the information > > > > > > > > > > that has been released to date, I don't believe that we > > > > > > > > > > ever "tortured" > > > > > > > > > > anyone. That this is just a hyped up term used by far left > > > > > > > > > > extremists who > > > > > > > > > > are either uninformed, and/or have an Anti-American agenda. > > > > > > > > > > One or the > > > > > > > > > > other.... > > > > > > > > > > > Until such time as more information has been released, > > > > > > > > > > (which initially I > > > > > > > > > > was opposed to, but now, because the Obama Administration > > > > > > > > > > chose to release > > > > > > > > > > the several Memoranda by Bybee and Bradbury) I want to see > > > > > > > > > > everything > > > > > > > > > > released, including the documents from July 2004 that > > > > > > > > > > former Vice President > > > > > > > > > > Cheney has requested be released. > > > > > > > > > > > Until such time, I can add nothing to the > > > > > > > > > > conversation.....I've said my > > > > > > > > > > piece, both here in PF, as well as that Den of Moonbats, > > > > > > > > > > Euwetopia. > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 3:43 PM, VT VirtualTruth > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > That was the best you could do? > > > > > > > > > > > > Keith you want to try again? > > > > > > > > > > > > On May 16, 1:38 pm, Keith In Tampa > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, May 16, 2009 at 12:53 PM, VT Sean Lewis > > > > > > > > > > > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The shifting denial about torture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > May 16, 2009 > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sean Lewis > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Torture is just one more nail into the coffin > > > > > > > > > > > > > for the Republican Party. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Cheney is just trying to protect himself and > > > > > > > > > > > > > doing preemptive damage control. It is clear > > > > > > > > > > > > > the torture policy was his decision. Cheney > > > > > > > > > > > > > is hoping for another terror attack so he can > > > > > > > > > > > > > be vindicated the same way the entire GOP > > > > > > > > > > > > > party wants President Obama to fail so the > > > > > > > > > > > > > GOP policies can be vindicated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The water down spin on torture is that water > > > > > > > > > > > > > boarding is not torture. Dunking someones > > > > > > > > > > > > > head is hardly torture, it is like getting baptised! > > > > > > > > > > > > > The rough questioning was needed to get results! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > However a few things are being left out, 98 > > > > > > > > > > > > > dead prisoners, the torture did not work, and > > > > > > > > > > > > > torture is against the both US and International > > > > > > > > > > > > > law. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If all the CIA was doing was 'questioning' prisoners > > > > > > > > > > > > > why was a doctor needed to be present? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have been questioned by the police, no doctor was > > > > > > > > > > > > > present. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In previous questioning by the FBI, no doctor was > > > > > > > > > > > > > present, > > > > > > > > > > > > > so what changed? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > What changed was there was now a chance that the > > > > > > > > > > > > > prisoner > > > > > > > > > > > > > might die from the harsh interrogation. In fact 98 > > > > > > > > > > > > > prisoners > > > > > > > > > > > > > who were being held for 'questioning died. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://opendebateforum2.blogspot.com/2009/04/98-prisoners-died-in-us-. > > > > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > This article had 623 footnotes verifying the deaths. > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://www.humanrightsfirst.info/pdf/06221-etn-hrf-dic-rep-web.pdf > > > > > > > > > > > > > I posted one of those footnotes at the end of this > > > > > > > > > > > > > article. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The Torture Apologists want you to believe that water > > > > > > > > > > > > > boarding > > > > > > > > > > > > > is not dangerous, problem is water boarding wasn't > > > > > > > > > > > > > the only > > > > > > > > > > > > > harsh treatment the prisoners received. A point the > > > > > > > > > > > > > Torture Apologist > > > > > > > > > > > > > conveniently do not bring up. Also if it wasn't > > > > > > > > > > > > > torture > > > > > > > > > > > > > explain the 98 dead prisoners? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Next comes the issue of why the prisoners were being > > > > > > > > > > > > > tortured > > > > > > > > > > > > > and what were the results of the torture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > We were told that the torture was to protect > > > > > > > > > > > > > Americans from future > > > > > > > > > > > > > attack, and that valuable information came as a > > > > > > > > > > > > > result of the torture. > > > > > > > > > > > > > This was after we were told that the US does not > > > > > > > > > > > > > torture by the way. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The truth is that the CIA was torturing prisoners. > > > > > > > > > > > > > not to protect > > > > > > > > > > > > > America or Americans, but to find a connection > > > > > > > > > > > > > between Iraq and > > > > > > > > > > > > > 9/11 or a connection between Iraq and Al qaeda. This > > > > > > > > > > > > > was to > > > > > > > > > > > > > give cover to the Bush Administration after no WMD's > > > > > > > > > > > > > were found > > > > > > > > > > > > > in Iraq. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The torture how ever did not work, In fact it had the > > > > > > > > > > > > > opposite effect. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Prisoners who were cooperating and freely giving > > > > > > > > > > > > > valuable Intel about > > > > > > > > > > > > > Al qaeda without torture to the FBI, stopped > > > > > > > > > > > > > cooperation when the > > > > > > > > > > > > > CIA began torturing them about non existent > > > > > > > > > > > > > connections between > > > > > > > > > > > > > Iraq and 9/11 or Iraq and Al Qaeda. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://opendebateforum2.blogspot.com/2009/05/timeline-history-of-hars. > > > > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://opendebateforum2.blogspot.com/2009/05/report-links-cia-to-mili. > > > > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > >http://opendebateforum2.blogspot.com/2009/05/harsh-interrogation-tech. > > > > > > > > > > > .. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The legality of torture is, there is none. The Bush > > > > > > > > > > > > > Administration > > > > > > > > > > > > > knew > > > > > > > > > > > > > this so in an effort to do a work around, the Bush > > > > > > > > > > > > > Administration > > > > > > > > > > > > > redefined the status of the prisoners to a > > > > > > > > > > > > > classification the Bush > > > > > > > > > > > > > Administration > > > > > > > > > > > > > deemed outside of the Geneva Convention. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Next came the justification of 'Harsh Interrogation' > > > > > > > > > > > > > because of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'ticking > > > > > > > > > > > > > time bomb' scenario. The White House ordered White > > > > > > > > > > > > > House attorneys to > > > > > > > > > > > > > write briefs not only saying that harsh interrogation > > > > > > > > > > > > > was not torture, > > > > > > > > > > > > > but > > > > > > > > > > > > > instances when harsh interrogation was prudent and > > > > > > > > > > > > > advised. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Two problems with this, the need for a doctor during > > > > > > > > > > > > > 'questioning' and > > > > > > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > > 98 dead prisoners, also the questioning of the > > > > > > > > > > > > > prisoners had nothing > > > > > > > > > > > > > to > > ... > > read more » --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum
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