ditto to the below k On May 14, 2009, at 11:27 AM, LuKreme wrote:
> On 14-May-2009, at 11:29, Kevin Callahan wrote: >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4JphqRbT0E > > I think there is a great deal of naiveté on the part of the left wing > liberals who insist that everything has to come out, everyone has to > be punished, and that the new administration be as vindictive as they > feel. Yes, I'd LOVE to see Bush/Cheney brought up on war crimes > charges and imprisoned for the rest of their lives for what they've > done. I also think that if that did happen, it would be a crippling > blow to the US. (I'm still in favor of it, crippling blow be damn. > made bed/sleep in it and all that). > > The only thing in Obama's speech that is really objectionable is his > saying "a small number of individuals" since we know that is *not* > true. dozens, if not hundreds of people in many locations, not just > Abu Ghraib. > > The issues are a lot deeper than most people want to admit. It's not a > matter of 'embarrassing' to the US, it is potentially very dangerous, > not just to American soldiers, but to any Americans overseas. > > Yes, Turley has some good points, but Obama is in a very tough spot > here. On the one hand, he obviously wants this information out. On the > other hand it is also obvious that he is getting a lot of advice > telling him that it is a bad idea. He's found those arguments > compelling at this point. I don't know who is making those arguments, > and I don't agree with them, but I understand them. > > I also think that Turley's point that the Administration *wants* to be > *forced* to release these photos is likely to be exactly right. The > photos *will* be released, and it is quite possible that one of the > arguments in favor of the administration withholding them is exactly > to have a clear and definitive legal ruling. > > -- > Rumour is information distilled so finely that it can filter > through anything. It does not need doors and windows -- > sometimes it does not need people. It can exist free and wild, > running from ear to ear without ever touching lips. > > _______________________________________________ > OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] > http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters > List hosted at http://cat5.org/ _______________________________________________ OSX-Nutters mailing list | [email protected] http://lists.tit-wank.com/mailman/listinfo/osx-nutters List hosted at http://cat5.org/
