The ignorant remarks of Charles D. Stimson, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, reported here <http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/13/washington/13gitmo.html?ex=1326344400&en= 66a211cdfa5534da&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss> .
And why is it that only Morons work for this bloody administration? Published on Saturday, January 20, 2007 by CommonDreams.org <http://www.CommonDreams.org> Humpty Dumpty Sat on a Wall by Christopher Brauchli "When I use a word" Humpty Dumpty said . . . it means just what I choose it to mean-neither more nor less." -- Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland It is perfectly obvious that the barrage of criticism accompanying the statements made by Charles D. Stimson arises from a misunderstanding as to what people think Mr. Stimson thought he was talking about. It wasn't what they thought. Mr. Stimson is the deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs. Before George Bush there was no deputy secretary of defense for detainee affairs much less a deputy assistant. That was because the concept of "detainee" had not yet been invented. Creation of The Office of Detainee Affairs was announced in 2004 and its mission was to be responsible for strategy, development and policy recommendations pertaining to treatment of detainees and to handle reports from the International Committee of the Red Cross. Before its invention a person who was apprehended for criminal conduct was called a "prisoner" and his condition was described as being "in prison" or "imprisoned". A prisoner would discover in due course whether being a prisoner was a permanent condition i.e. for life, or finite i.e. for a term of years or until acquittal by a jury of the person's peers. After he began his wars, George Bush invented a new word. The invention was surprising because George Bush has never been perceived by even his doting mother, as a man of letters. (His decision to deliver the gospel of Iraqi escalation from the White House library added a touch of irony to the occasion.) By introducing the word "detainee" into the language when referring to those who would otherwise be referred to as "prisoners", he changed the criminal law landscape insofar as it affects those encapsulated by the word in a most unexpected way. Here's how. Read the Full Commentary Here: http://www.commondreams.org/views07/0120-21.htm "Untainted" News on "Real" World Issues On 90.7 FM KPFK Or 98.7 FM Santa Barbara http://www.kpfk.org/ <blocked::http://www.kpfk.org/> http://www.commondreams.org/ <blocked::http://www.commondreams.org/> Ara [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] --------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAAMN: Los Angeles Alternative Media Network --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Digest: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Help: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive1: <http://www.egroups.com/messages/laamn> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archive2: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/laamn/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
