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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Under the U.S. system there's no penalty if the lawyer lies in court as long as he's not under oath. Good point. same goes for politicians and lying in public =P -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com: 2011/3/20 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Under the U.S. system there's no penalty if the lawyer lies in court as long as he's not under oath. Good point. same goes for politicians and lying in public =P oops, wrong. from a certain level

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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
Peter I hope you're reading this. Because damn, coming from you that hurts. You're one of the people I've always seen as sincere and genuine in a discussion. You always stand your ground and that's admirable in its own right no matter what your opinions are. And I trust you to not be someone who

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2011-03-20 Thread Bob W
You know, Ecki man, I love you but I'm bowing out of this conversation. There's no reasoning with you. You seem to be completely paranoid on this matter. You seem to be impervious to fact and logic. Oh, and by the way, I'm getting pretty tired of hearing that water boarding is torture. I

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/19/2011 10:48 PM, William Robb wrote: On 19/03/2011 3:52 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: If it's any consolation, conservative has been the new Nazi for many years now. With what's going on in Wisconsin, it's pretty hard to argue otherwise. That's an utterly ignorant (if

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
Why is it that whenever someone raises this point, they always fail to recognize that the people who are subjected to waterboarding also are subjected to it in training. They know how it works. It's just that it's unpleasant enough to remain effective. That said, I'd gladly submit myself

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2011-03-20 Thread Bob W
Why is it that whenever someone raises this point, they always fail to recognize that the people who are subjected to waterboarding also are subjected to it in training. They know how it works. It's just that it's unpleasant enough to remain effective. the evidence suggests that

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 7:37 AM, Bob W wrote: Why is it that whenever someone raises this point, they always fail to recognize that the people who are subjected to waterboarding also are subjected to it in training. They know how it works. It's just that it's unpleasant enough to remain effective.

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2011-03-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 20, 2011, at 8:37 AM, Bob W wrote: Why is it that whenever someone raises this point, they always fail to recognize that the people who are subjected to waterboarding also are subjected to it in training. They know how it works. It's just that it's unpleasant enough to remain

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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: Flying an airplane full of civilians into a building is torture. Beheading a journalist on videotape so his family can see him die is torture. Waterboarding is just damn unpleasant. uncontestedly waterboarding is less evil. but perpetrating

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 8:34 AM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/20 Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net: Flying an airplane full of civilians into a building is torture. Beheading a journalist on videotape so his family can see him die is torture. Waterboarding is just damn unpleasant. uncontestedly

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2011-03-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/03/2011 6:21 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: With what's going on in Wisconsin, it's pretty hard to argue otherwise. That's an utterly ignorant (if unsurprising) statement. So you are saying you are about as ignorant about what is going on in your own country as what is going on

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
No, Bill. What I'm saying is that anyone who would say such a plainly idiotic thing obviously hasn't got the foggiest notion of what a Nazi is. -- Walt On 3/20/2011 9:15 AM, William Robb wrote: On 20/03/2011 6:21 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: With what's going on in Wisconsin, it's

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2011-03-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/03/2011 6:27 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: That said, I'd gladly submit myself to waterboarding if you'll allow me to deploy any of the tactics typically used by the people being subjected to it in return. Does that include bombing civilians by the USAF? Just wondering. -- William

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 9:17 AM, William Robb wrote: On 20/03/2011 6:27 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: That said, I'd gladly submit myself to waterboarding if you'll allow me to deploy any of the tactics typically used by the people being subjected to it in return. Does that include bombing civilians by

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2011-03-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/03/2011 7:23 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: Flying an airplane full of civilians into a building is torture.Beheading a journalist on videotape so his family can see him die is torture. Waterboarding is just damn unpleasant. No Paul, waterboarding is just a rung or two down the evil

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2011-03-20 Thread William Robb
On 20/03/2011 7:37 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Lesser evils are sometimes necessary evils. The bombing of Dresden springs immediately to mind. Just don't try to hold yourself up as a paragon of civilization and democracy after practising your lesser evils, since every lesser evil brings

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 9:26 AM, William Robb wrote: On 20/03/2011 7:37 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Lesser evils are sometimes necessary evils. The bombing of Dresden springs immediately to mind. Just don't try to hold yourself up as a paragon of civilization and democracy after practising your

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2011-03-20 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that, except to treat fellow humans less equitably. Being promoted by the corn-fed fascist who recently awarded the tax breaks that

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that, except to treat fellow humans less equitably. Being promoted by the corn-fed fascist

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2011-03-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that, except to treat fellow humans less equitably. Being promoted by the corn-fed

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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: But this debate is a far cry from Ecke's snide little remarks about those who oppose wikileaks. back to where I started: DONATE FOR JAPAN, Eckeleaks notwithstanding -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-20 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2011 17:35, Walter Gilbert wrote: On 3/20/2011 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that, except to treat fellow humans less equitably.

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2011-03-20 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2011 17:55, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 11:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that, except to treat fellow humans less

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/20/2011 11:41 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 17:35, Walter Gilbert wrote: On 3/20/2011 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions I fail to see why anyone would want that,

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2011-03-20 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-20 04:10 , Bob W wrote: There's an enormous difference between undergoing something voluntarily for training, carried out by people on your own side, in conditions where you are in control, where you know the outcome and you know when it will end, and being subjected to the same thing

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2011-03-20 Thread mike wilson
On 20/03/2011 18:48, Walter Gilbert wrote: On 3/20/2011 11:41 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 17:35, Walter Gilbert wrote: On 3/20/2011 10:31 AM, mike wilson wrote: On 20/03/2011 15:29, Walter Gilbert wrote: the dissolution of collective bargaining rights among public sector unions

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2011-03-20 Thread Larry Colen
On Mar 20, 2011, at 7:17 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: No, Bill. What I'm saying is that anyone who would say such a plainly idiotic thing obviously hasn't got the foggiest notion of what a Nazi is. Mr. Godwin to the white courtesy phone. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est

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2011-03-20 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 20, 2011, at 1:37 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: But this debate is a far cry from Ecke's snide little remarks about those who oppose wikileaks. back to where I started: DONATE FOR JAPAN, Eckeleaks notwithstanding I did so today. Costco

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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
Thank you Paul. You were a good man in my book before that, too =) 2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: On Mar 20, 2011, at 1:37 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: But this debate is a far cry from Ecke's snide little remarks about those

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2011-03-20 Thread Walter Gilbert
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2011-03-20 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: One particular FB wants to use a baseball bat. I'll supply the bat. the text is making that FB sound like his is a pet fruitbat named Eric. ministry of housinge looney detector van, anyone? -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-20 Thread Stan Halpin
On Mar 20, 2011, at 3:11 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: On Mar 20, 2011, at 1:37 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/20 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: But this debate is a far cry from Ecke's snide little remarks about those who oppose wikileaks. back to where I started: DONATE FOR

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2011-03-19 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-18 20:28 , Paul Stenquist wrote: He's Obama's prisoner. Are you trying to say that our liberal democrat president is torturing a U.S. citizen? Obama sucks there, i said it -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE

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2011-03-19 Thread eckinator
2011/3/19 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: From what I've read, seriously disturbed sounds much more likely. If you look at how he's treated in prison there will be no telling how sane he may have been once they're done with him. He's on POI watch and in isolated confinement. He walks

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2011-03-19 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 19, 2011, at 5:48 AM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/19 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: From what I've read, seriously disturbed sounds much more likely. If you look at how he's treated in prison there will be no telling how sane he may have been once they're done with him. He's

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2011-03-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/19/2011 1:43 AM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-03-18 20:28 , Paul Stenquist wrote: He's Obama's prisoner. Are you trying to say that our liberal democrat president is torturing a U.S. citizen? Obama sucks there, i said it Mark! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: Scott Loveless On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:21 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: American = Wikileaks bad. Rest of world = Wikileaks good. And frankly, I don't think Wikileaks has hurt any innocent people. Don't lump us all in together. What with security theater at

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2011-03-19 Thread Bob Sullivan
Like I said, just because Assange and Wikileaks are trying to stick it to the U.S. Government doesn't make them good guys. John, You're right. I think he's a form of pond scum. And not too tough of a target to hit either! The US Government gets slightly embarrased. The people mentioned face

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2011-03-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/19/2011 8:22 AM, John Sessoms wrote: From: Scott Loveless On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:21 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: American = Wikileaks bad. Rest of world = Wikileaks good. And frankly, I don't think Wikileaks has hurt any innocent people. Don't lump us all

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 5:06 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: And of course the information his lawyer provides is completely accurate:-))) ! Paul, your military and CIA are pretty well known to use torture of prisoners. IIRC, it was George Bush who had waterboarding redefined into the equivalent of

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 6:26 AM, Walter Gilbert wrote: Obama sucks Actually, the American government sucks, it doesn't matter which puppet is at the helm. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 5:48 AM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/19 Paul Stenquistpnstenqu...@comcast.net: From what I've read, seriously disturbed sounds much more likely. If you look at how he's treated in prison there will be no telling how sane he may have been once they're done with him. He's on POI watch

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2011-03-19 Thread eckinator
2011/3/19 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: I deal with lawyers every day, so it's not as if I'd believe the one of them at this point.  Manning's lawyer not a neutral observer, he's an advocate, and there's no penalty if he lies, unless he's actually in court. There's even less

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 3:09 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/19 P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com: I deal with lawyers every day, so it's not as if I'd believe the one of them at this point. Manning's lawyer not a neutral observer, he's an advocate, and there's no penalty if he lies, unless he's

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2011-03-19 Thread eckinator
2011/3/19 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: Once again, you are postulating torture for torture sake.  There's no percentage in it.  The Government gains nothing and can lose everything.  Rational beings don't risk that.  Manning is a known prisoner.  Even the most repressive

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2011-03-19 Thread Walter Gilbert
On 3/19/2011 4:14 PM, eckinator wrote: liberal seems to be the new communist. mccarthy rears his ugly head if you ask me... If it's any consolation, conservative has been the new Nazi for many years now. -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-19 Thread eckinator
2011/3/19 Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com: liberal seems to be the new communist. mccarthy rears his ugly head if you ask me... If it's any consolation, conservative has been the new Nazi for many years now. haha yes it is - to each their own flavour of fascism I guess =/ -- PDML

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2011-03-19 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-19 13:20 , P. J. Alling wrote: Once again, you are postulating torture for torture sake. There's no percentage in it. The Government gains nothing and can lose everything. apparently, the US government has figured out its percentages on torture outcomes and decided it's worth doing

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 6:48 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-03-19 13:20 , P. J. Alling wrote: Once again, you are postulating torture for torture sake. There's no percentage in it. The Government gains nothing and can lose everything. apparently, the US government has figured out its percentages on

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2011-03-19 Thread eckinator
2011/3/20 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com: It's not the government that's rational, but the humans who run it and do it's bidding that are.  If you think that there are no consequences improper behavior should, just ask the General in charge of Abu Ghraib, she no longer has a career

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2011-03-19 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-19 18:04 , P. J. Alling wrote: If Manning is being mistreated it will come out and heads will roll. his mistreatment is out already -- it's been covered and editorialized about in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, etc.; and because it's been excused (and many

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 8:25 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/20 P. J. Allingwebstertwenty...@gmail.com: It's not the government that's rational, but the humans who run it and do it's bidding that are. If you think that there are no consequences improper behavior should, just ask the General in charge of Abu

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 8:26 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-03-19 18:04 , P. J. Alling wrote: If Manning is being mistreated it will come out and heads will roll. his mistreatment is out already -- it's been covered and editorialized about in the New York Times, The Guardian, The Daily Beast, etc.;

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2011-03-19 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling I deal with lawyers every day, so it's not as if I'd believe the one of them at this point. Manning's lawyer not a neutral observer, he's an advocate, and there's no penalty if he lies, unless he's actually in court. Under the U.S. system there's no penalty if the lawyer

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2011-03-19 Thread P. J. Alling
On 3/19/2011 10:31 PM, John Sessoms wrote: From: P. J. Alling I deal with lawyers every day, so it's not as if I'd believe the one of them at this point. Manning's lawyer not a neutral observer, he's an advocate, and there's no penalty if he lies, unless he's actually in court. Under the

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 1:20 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: The Government gains nothing and can lose everything. Rational beings don't risk that. We ~are~ talking about the US government and the US military Peter. Rational doesn't really enter into it. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 3:52 PM, Walter Gilbert wrote: If it's any consolation, conservative has been the new Nazi for many years now. With what's going on in Wisconsin, it's pretty hard to argue otherwise. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-19 Thread David Parsons
That sounds good if you think that people are always rational actors. But they aren't. They are imperfect, unreasonable, creatures driven by emotion, even when there are very detailed procedures to follow. On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 3:20 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 7:26 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: Oh, and by the way, I'm getting pretty tired of hearing that water boarding is torture. I have friends who have undergone training to withstand interrogation, and being water boarded is part of the training. It's a thoroughly unpleasant experience,

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2011-03-19 Thread David Parsons
You are doing the same thing by stating that the government can't possibly be doing anything wrong. On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 9:41 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: You know, I can't refute your argument, it's just so air tight.  I bow to your superior intellect.   The fact that

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2011-03-19 Thread William Robb
On 19/03/2011 7:41 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: If you want to believe that the US Government sanctions torture for tortures sake I can't stop you. Don't obfuscate. Torture for any reason is still torture. -- William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

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2011-03-18 Thread Steven Desjardins
To be honest, I'm not sure it hurt us all that much. It's always embarrassing when what you actually think of someone slips out, but a little information can explain so much. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:34 AM, Scott Loveless sdlovel...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:21 AM, William

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2011-03-18 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-18 06:00 , Steven Desjardins wrote: To be honest, I'm not sure it hurt us all that much. It's always embarrassing when what you actually think of someone slips out, but a little information can explain so much. for better or worse, i'm also a US citizen, and i think wikileaks will

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2011-03-18 Thread John Francis
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 05:39:02PM -0600, steve harley wrote: On 2011-03-18 06:00 , Steven Desjardins wrote: To be honest, I'm not sure it hurt us all that much. It's always embarrassing when what you actually think of someone slips out, but a little information can explain so much. for

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2011-03-18 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-18 19:09 , John Francis wrote: While I am generally pro-Wikileaks, I wouldn't want that to be taken as implying general support for Julian Assange, who would appear to be a particularly unpleasant kind of weasel. sometimes it takes a weasel to ferret one out -- PDML Pentax-Discuss

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2011-03-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
I find the left's enthusiasm for wikileaks to be rather simplistic. Privacy is necessary in personal life, in business dealings, and -- yes -- in government as well. Government officials have to be able to correspond in confidence at times. Strategies to defend against terrorism have to remain

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2011-03-18 Thread David Parsons
Jail is not a deterrent for those that are committed to a cause. People are willing to die for causes that they believe in. The founding fathers of the US literally risked their necks for the cause that they believed in. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 9:44 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net

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2011-03-18 Thread eckinator
2011/3/19 Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net: I find the left's enthusiasm for wikileaks to be rather simplistic. I was a conservative voter much of my adult life. I stopped when I realized how much more corrupt the moderate right is than the moderate left and how much more they are willing

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2011-03-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 18, 2011, at 9:54 PM, David Parsons wrote: Jail is not a deterrent for those that are committed to a cause. People are willing to die for causes that they believe in. I doubt that the soldier who supplied the data was seriously committed to any cause. From what I've read, seriously

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2011-03-18 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-03-18 19:39, steve harley wrote: for better or worse, i'm also a US citizen, and i think wikileaks will improve us a bit Wikileaks is a necessary evil. It could be a lot less necessary if our government weren't convinced they're better, smarter people than the ones that elected

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2011-03-18 Thread David Parsons
Most definitely he will used as an example, but it's hard to say what his motivations are when he's been in holding since the event. And IMO, once they decide to try him for treason, he's as good as dead anyway. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:04 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: On

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2011-03-18 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-03-18 21:44, Paul Stenquist wrote: Privacy is necessary in personal life, in business dealings, and -- yes -- in government as well. Government officials have to be able to correspond in confidence at times. You are right. But each of us individually has to have the same ability to

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2011-03-18 Thread Doug Franklin
On 2011-03-18 21:54, David Parsons wrote: The founding fathers of the US literally risked their necks for the cause that they believed in. And the part that a lot of people miss is that, homicide bombers do what they do, from their viewpoint, for exactly the same reason that the US's

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2011-03-18 Thread steve harley
On 2011-03-18 19:44 , Paul Stenquist wrote: I find the left's enthusiasm for wikileaks to be rather simplistic. Privacy is necessary in personal life, in business dealings, and -- yes -- in government as well. Government officials have to be able to correspond in confidence at times.

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2011-03-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 18, 2011, at 10:20 PM, steve harley wrote: On 2011-03-18 19:44 , Paul Stenquist wrote: I find the left's enthusiasm for wikileaks to be rather simplistic. Privacy is necessary in personal life, in business dealings, and -- yes -- in government as well. Government officials have to

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2011-03-18 Thread David Parsons
Not personally, but with his tacit or explicit support, yes. Depriving a prisoner of clothing is not standard procedure in in any US jail or prison. On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 10:28 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: He's not being tortured. They took his clothes away and gave him a

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-18 Thread Tim Bray
Some of what Wikileaks is doing is open to question on ethical grounds. On the other hand, many of the people screaming about it are, arguably, war criminals. What Bradley Manning is alleged to have done is ethically and legally questionable. What is being done to him is nauseatingly abusive.

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 18, 2011, at 10:44 PM, Tim Bray wrote: Some of what Wikileaks is doing is open to question on ethical grounds. On the other hand, many of the people screaming about it are, arguably, war criminals. I know of no convicted or indicted war criminals who have commented on wikileaks. The

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-18 Thread Paul Stenquist
On Mar 18, 2011, at 10:39 PM, David Parsons wrote: Not personally, but with his tacit or explicit support, yes. Depriving a prisoner of clothing is not standard procedure in in any US jail or prison. Providing alternate clothing for prisoners who might be a suicide risk is standard

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-18 Thread William Robb
On 18/03/2011 8:28 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: He's not being tortured. They took his clothes away and gave him a velcro sheath for night use, because he was considered a suicide risk. Have you considered that they might just be saying that as an excuse to humiliate him? He's Obama's

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Huh??? On Mar 17, 2011, at 5:04 AM, eckinator wrote: PayPal Germany adds 50% to all donations for Japan. money goes to the German Red Cross. probably there are similar offers for other countries. time to punish them for messing with Wikileaks! Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread eckinator
what I was really saying is, donate for Japan. and if you can get the PayPal offer in your country, why not make three bucks out of two. of course I was also saying I don't like PayPal for a plethora of reasons, Wikileaks being only the latest one or rather one before latest... just had fun with

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread Sandy Harris
On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 7:16 PM, Paul Stenquist pnstenqu...@comcast.net wrote: Huh??? Paypal were one of a number of companies which withdrew services to WikiLeaks, for debatable reasons. Quite a few people, including me, see this as despicable behaviour and deserving of retribution. Others see

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread Paul Stenquist
Well aware of all that. Just found it bizarre that giving to Japan in this way was equated with punishing Paypal, which is obviously being generous in this case. In regard to the Wikileaks termination, I certainly wouldn't trust Assange in any kind of financial deal. But to each their own Paul

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread John Sessoms
From: Paul Stenquist Well aware of all that. Just found it bizarre that giving to Japan in this way was equated with punishing Paypal, which is obviously being generous in this case. In regard to the Wikileaks termination, I certainly wouldn't trust Assange in any kind of financial deal. But to

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread eckinator
2011/3/17 John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Just because they stuck a knife in the back of U.S. Government policy on Iraq and Afghanistan don't make Wikileaks good guys. Looking at their overall effect, they harmed a lot more innocents than they exposed any bad guys. In that case Wikileaks

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread William Robb
On 17/03/2011 1:13 PM, eckinator wrote: 2011/3/17 John Sessomsjsessoms...@nc.rr.com: Just because they stuck a knife in the back of U.S. Government policy on Iraq and Afghanistan don't make Wikileaks good guys. Looking at their overall effect, they harmed a lot more innocents than they exposed

Re: OT finally a chance to get even with those f***ers at, PayPal

2011-03-17 Thread Scott Loveless
On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 1:21 AM, William Robb anotherdrunken...@gmail.com wrote: American = Wikileaks bad. Rest of world = Wikileaks good. And frankly, I don't think Wikileaks has hurt any innocent people. Don't lump us all in together. What with security theater at airports, warrantless wire