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2008-12-23 Home Front: WoT

Closing Guantanamo will end 'dark chapter', say rights experts

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Posted by Fred 2008-12-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 Yeah..."independent". That's the ticket!

Posted by tu3031 2008-12-23 01:17|| 2008-12-23 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 Bambi's characteristically naive and irresponsible parroting of the "moral stature" canard is the most outrageous of his slanders against his (vast) betters - those being the uniformed and civilian personnel who have been prosecuting the war against the post-WWII world's most dangerous murderers, all of them operating wholly and definitionally outside the rule of law and the law of armed conflict.

It is still stunning to imagine that such an ignorant and inexperienced empty suit will be chief executive of the US. Talk about damaging our stature.

I know most probably regard such verbiage about our allegedly damaged "stature" as throwaway rhetoric, but it's boiled my blood every time I've seen it.

There's no "dark chapter" for the US - but there is for the UN, most of Europe, the ICRC, and everyone else who decided that shredding the Geneva Conventions, as opposed to observing them, was worth it to make life more difficult for the planetary adult (the US).

Holding steady as one of the greatest failures of the current administration - calling the bluff of the "world community" and aggressively countering the slanders and distortions about our appropriate use of unique measures for a unique situation not adequately covered by existing law or procedure. Part of this failure -failing to convene another session of the Geneva Conventions to address the GWOT.

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-23 01:59|| 2008-12-23 01:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Uh - make that "failing to call the bluff of the "world community". Sorry.

Posted by Verlaine 2008-12-23 02:02|| 2008-12-23 02:02|| Front Page Top

#4 What about our rights?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-12-23 02:21|| 2008-12-23 02:21|| Front Page Top

#5 How do you become a "human rights expert"?

By giving up your humanity.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2008-12-23 02:21|| 2008-12-23 02:21|| Front Page Top

#6 How do you become a "human rights expert"?

My observation is that they are University trained elites that are "oh, so much better" than the hoi polloi.

I had a longer rant but my fingers got tired.

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839">AlmostAnonymous5839 2008-12-23 12:41|| 2008-12-23 12:41|| Front Page Top

#7 So are we going to video tape them being released to swim in shark infested waters?
Some of us want copies.

Posted by 3dc 2008-12-23 13:05|| 2008-12-23 13:05|| Front Page Top

#8 How do you become a "human rights expert"?

A chronic lack of common sense and the will to survive are good for starters.

Posted by GolfBravoUSMC 2008-12-23 13:25|| 2008-12-23 13:25|| Front Page Top

#9 Ya, Ya, close Gitmo. The dark chapter is closed, bla bla bla. Next stop for them will be the supermax prison. At that place they will be praying to go back to Gitmo! So from my perspective go ahead and close Gitmo, It's all good!

Posted by 49 Pan 2008-12-23 13:40|| 2008-12-23 13:40|| Front Page Top

#10 "to regain America's moral stature in the world."

I hate this expression, it's utter horseshit.

Posted by NCMike 2008-12-23 16:44|| 2008-12-23 16:44|| Front Page Top

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