On Apr 18, 2009, at 3:04 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
On Apr 18, 2009, at 11:59 AM, Lawrence Sica wrote:
On Apr 18, 2009, at 2:52 PM, Kevin Callahan wrote:
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/04/17-7
Obama:
"This is a time for reflection, not retribution. . . . But at a
time of great challenges and disturbing disunity, nothing will be
gained by spending our time and energy laying blame for the past.
Our national greatness is embedded in America's ability to right
its course in concert with our core values, and to move forward
with confidence. That is why we must resist the forces that divide
us, and instead come together on behalf of our common future."
Greenwald:
That passage, more than anything else, is the mindset that has
destroyed the rule of law in the U.S. and spawned massive
criminality in our elite class. Accountability for crimes
committed by political leaders (as opposed to ordinary Americans)
is scorned as "retribution" and "laying blame for the past."
Those who believe that the rule of law should be applied to the
powerful as well as to ordinary citizens are demonized as the
"forces that divide us." The bottomless corruption of immunizing
political elites for serious crimes is glorified in the most
Orwellian terms as "a time for reflection," "moving forward," and
"coming together on behalf of our common future."
And in the process destroy what remains of our government?
Retribution is nice,
it's not "retribution"
torture has always been against the law
Yes it has been. But people are seeking retribution for what was
done. We have to be sure to separate justice under the law with
retribution for everything that has been done in the past eight years
that many did not like. My concern is that this goes beyond
prosecuting for crimes and into witch hunt territory. This can easily
go into that.
--Larry
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