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« on: April 22, 2009, 11:33:14 PM »
Hopefully they will end up in jail where they belong.  According to the report, Powell and Rumsfeld had no involvement.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090422/wl_mcclatchy/3218102
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« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2009, 11:41:10 PM »
To clarify, Rumsfeld may not have been responsible for the specific crimes mentioned in this report, but he has been responsible for others:

http://www.pubrecord.org/torture/553-rumsfeld-authorized-torture-against-guantanamo-detainees.html
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« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2009, 11:48:01 PM »
This is no surprise to me.
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2009, 12:31:01 AM »
Torture?
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2009, 02:00:34 AM »

Waterboarding isn't torture? Something we prosecuted the Japanese for isn't torture?
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2009, 02:02:37 AM »
Good to see Obama holding strong to his promise of looking forward.

We have a lot bigger problems to fix than engaging in political theater.
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« Reply #6 on: April 24, 2009, 02:08:35 AM »
Yeah Obama shouldn't be worrying about such petty things like torture. Roll Eyes
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« Reply #7 on: April 24, 2009, 03:07:06 AM »
Quote from: sbane on April 24, 2009, 02:08:35 AM
Yeah Obama shouldn't be worrying about such petty things like torture war crimes. Roll Eyes

Can you imagine Truman scrapping the Nuremberg trials and saying afterwards that we must look forward?
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« Reply #8 on: April 24, 2009, 07:33:40 AM »
Quote from: sbane on April 24, 2009, 02:00:34 AM

Waterboarding isn't torture? Something we prosecuted the Japanese for isn't torture?

The United States Navy practiced these techniques against their own pilots, should all the current living presidents be charged with "torture"?

http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/23391/48/media/OnDemand/navypilot-lettertopresident.pdf
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« Reply #9 on: April 24, 2009, 07:40:08 AM »
It was my understanding that they do that to build the soldiers' resistance in case a country where torture is allowed captures them.
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« Reply #10 on: April 24, 2009, 10:17:30 AM »
It's "torture" not torture.
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« Reply #11 on: April 24, 2009, 10:36:45 AM »
Quote from: Holmes on April 24, 2009, 07:40:08 AM
It was my understanding that they do that to build the soldiers' resistance in case a country where torture is allowed captures them.

The mere fact that you had to point that out shows you how detached from reality is StatesRights.
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« Reply #12 on: April 24, 2009, 11:50:37 AM »
There are some people I know that I would love to charge for torture, since they are annoying.
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« Reply #13 on: April 24, 2009, 04:54:46 PM »
Quote from: StatesRights Throwback© on April 24, 2009, 07:33:40 AM
Quote from: sbane on April 24, 2009, 02:00:34 AM

Waterboarding isn't torture? Something we prosecuted the Japanese for isn't torture?

The United States Navy practiced these techniques against their own pilots, should all the current living presidents be charged with "torture"?

http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/18227/1h/cchannel.download.akamai.com/23391/48/media/OnDemand/navypilot-lettertopresident.pdf
Quote from: Holmes on April 24, 2009, 07:40:08 AM
It was my understanding that they do that to build the soldiers' resistance in case a country where torture is allowed captures them.
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« Reply #14 on: April 24, 2009, 05:48:23 PM »
Question:
Were these torture methods legal when they happened?
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Landslide Lyndon
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« Reply #15 on: April 24, 2009, 06:50:49 PM »
Quote from: Romney/Thune`12 on April 24, 2009, 05:48:23 PM
Question:
Were these torture methods legal when they happened?

What the hell are you talking about?

Torture is ILLEGAL. Period. There are absolutely no circumstances under which it becomes legal.
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