Comments on: Well That Helps

By: merl

merl — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:47:36 +0000

Hey, a female wingnut? I hope she’s at least hot.

By: Quaker in a Basement

Quaker in a Basement — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:34:48 +0000

He is still free, and wanted by the FBI.

So’s Osama. What’s your point?

By: CMB

CMB — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:57:50 +0000

Just imagine what John Yoo would do if he had the chance to write a constitution from scratch.

Preamble:
This nation exists to preserve its existence.

Article I:
The executive can do whatever the heck he wants.

Article II:
Anyone who stands in his way is committing treason, a crime punishable by repeated waterboarding and eventually death.

By: SpiderJ

SpiderJ — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:46:45 +0000

How does this reality at all bolster the case for either (A) the military skill in fighting terrorism or (B) Bush’s handling of the war against terror?

By: christie

christie — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:31:13 +0000

Barack’s comments on the decision:

“And, you know, let’s take the example of Guantanamo. What we know is that, in previous terrorist attacks — for example, the first attack against the World Trade Center, we were able to arrest those responsible, put them on trial. They are currently in U.S. prisons, incapacitated.”

Reality:

Abdul Rahman Yasin fled the United States after the bombing to Iraq, and lived as Saddam Hussein’s guest in Baghdad until the invasion. He is still free, and wanted by the FBI.