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2005-06-18 Home Front: Politix

Russian Gulag Victim's View on AI (WaPo)

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Posted by Bobby 2005-06-18 11:55|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 This is a slightly different version of another post; I skipped to the conclusion to the editorial.

AI was useful to the author, at one time, he still holds out hope for it!

Posted by Bobby 2005-06-18 15:48|| 2005-06-18 15:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Despite the risks posed by terrorism, the United States cannot indefinitely detain people considered dangerous without appropriate safeguards for their conditions of detention and periodic review of their status.

Who, of those in Gitmo, are legal American residents/citizens/visitors that are being detained indefinitely? Those twats being fed and clothed over there are illegal enemy combatants, meaning, they haven't bothered to abide by accepted rules in warfare. Play by the rules with us, and we'll do the same. If not, well, tough.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-06-18 18:51|| 2005-06-18 18:51|| Front Page Top

#3 In the absence of a truly impartial authority (a self-selected judge and jury, which is what AI and the Red Thingy are, cannot prove that they are imparital) and with no objective measure agreed to by all, we are forced to use relative comparisons between nations rather than absolute ones. Even then, we should use hard numbers, with nations refusing to provide information or allow inspections or prisoner visits (the equivalent of not showing up for the final exam) being scored ZERO.

Here's my point: demanding that we, the United States, be held to a higher standard than everyone else, is simply the definition of discrimination and hypocrisy. Applying one set of rules to one person, and a different set of rules to someone else, IS INTOLERABLE AND SHOULD BE CONDEMNED.

A patent reluctance to grade the United States on the same scale as everyone else is an admission that one does not want to issue an impartial, defendable, and COMPARABLE, judgement. Asserting that the United States is worse than Cuba is possible only by applying a different standard to the United States, while the use of the word "worse" falsely implies that the SAME standard was used.

The (true gulag) victim tries to be honest, but he's still a hypocrite because his demands define him as one.

Posted by Ptah">Ptah 2005-06-18 18:58|| http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org]">[http://www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2005-06-18 18:58|| Front Page Top

#4 I still think they would be great bait on my line for the fish roundup at Port Aransas TX.

I think a Marlin or Shark would just love them. Of course it would need to be a "live bait" situation. Doe's AI have problems with Fishing? They don't beleive in God so bait being muslim or animal shouldn't make a bit of difference to AI.

Of course I don't know how the captians at Dolphin Docks would feel about it. (They likely belive in a God so see a differences....)...

Oh well...

Posted by 3dc 2005-06-18 19:05|| 2005-06-18 19:05|| Front Page Top

#5 Ever use one of them broken back minnows 3DC?

Posted by Shipman 2005-06-18 19:59|| 2005-06-18 19:59|| Front Page Top

#6 At best these are prisoners of war who we should set free when the war is over in 10, 20, or 100 years. At worst, they should face military tribunals and be executed. Since they are not going free anytime soon, there's no rush on the tribunals.

Posted by Tom 2005-06-18 20:13|| 2005-06-18 20:13|| Front Page Top

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