Comments on: Flip Flop: GITMO Detainees Not “Most Dangerous” After All?

By: Thought Mechanics » Most of Gitmo to be released - subjective opinions on political news

Sat, 06 Aug 2005 07:44:39 +0000

[...] Wow, the Bush Administration pulls a huge flip-flop on Gitmo. After describing the prisoners as the worst of the worst whose detention was vital to homeland security, they now have plans to release almost 3/4 of them to their home countries. [...]

By: MisterOwl

MisterOwl — Sat, 06 Aug 2005 02:43:17 +0000

#16:
“‘The American public needs to understand we’re talking about rape and murder here. We’re not just talking about giving people a humiliating experience,’ Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (news, bio, voting record) of South Carolina told reporters after Rumsfeld testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee. ‘We’re talking about rape and murder — and some very serious charges.’

http://politics.yahoo.com/s/ep/20050725/en_bpiep/pentagonblocksreleaseofabughraibimageshereswhy/nc:786

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:23:52 +0000

#63 Jmcmaster — It is so awful, but I think you are right. If they don’t know anything they can’t tell you anything — d’ya think Rummy finally figured that out? Contrast the pending release of these guys and the comments from Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld that these are the scum, viscious killers, and enemies that deserved to be imprisoned without charge. Turns out now that they merely looked suspicious, and the heat is on at Gitmo to make changes, so poof! transfer 70% out.
No one is asking our leaders to explain themselves. So much for our so-called liberal press.

By: Ryan Neat

Ryan Neat — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:07:44 +0000

mike,

Because they did rig the election, and folks like NED are happy if they did as long as he gets ‘his way’. It’s typical thinking of a fascist mind…

By: mikeAngel

mikeAngel — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 23:06:11 +0000

The Repugs would NOT allow a bill that would have required a paper trial. If the GOP had no intention to rig the election – why not allow for paper trail? How do you defend that – huh NED? The Toledo Blade has written reports largely ignored by the mainstream media. The mainstream media is controlled by Republican pigs who care more about power and party than country. The Conyers report DOCUMENTS many inconsistencies and outright fraud in the election in both Ohio and Florida. As for the the detainees, we have been saying for a long time – many NOT all – should not be there. All we ever asked for – is give them a fair trail. Now after treating them like sh*t we are going to release them. Will anyone be surprised if they now seek revenge?

By: The WB42 5:30 Report With Doug Krile

The WB42 5:30 Report With Doug Krile — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 21:07:26 +0000

Finally Friday

On-Air blogs and a LOT more from the WB42 5:30 Report with Doug Krile. Enough reading to get you into the weekend.

By: cynical ex-hippie

cynical ex-hippie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:58:09 +0000

One more bite on the groin, for old times sake?

By: brain-noogie

brain-noogie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:49:21 +0000

That would be considered further inhumane treatment…I think most of them would choose the attack dogs one more time.

By: cynical ex-hippie

cynical ex-hippie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:41:47 +0000

Each freed detainee should get a signed copy of O’Really’s book as a parting gift.

You gotta sign, if you want to opine…

By: Ryan Neat

Ryan Neat — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:30:03 +0000

Torture is only used to satisfy sadistic perverted impulses of the captors – it isn’t useful for obtaining information from detainees. Anyone who thinks ‘abuse and force’ gets what you want out of someone has never raised children successfully. Considering how screwed up most CONservatives appear to be emotionally and socially, it’s no surprised they’d be clueless on this.

Hey NED, go watch nanny 911, and call your parents and tell them what crappers they are!

By: Ryan Neat

Ryan Neat — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:27:24 +0000

Skid,

I think you turned NED on – it probably reminded him of when he was a boyscout master! Which badge did you earn NED for that?

By: Ryan Neat

Ryan Neat — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:26:00 +0000

brain-noogie,

We can’t expect NED to be consistent, expecting a CONservative to be consistent, is like expecting a evangelical Christian to have compassion and not hate people – that only happens in fairie tells.

By: Skid

Skid — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:25:37 +0000

DilEnema,

It just goes to show how uninformed you tend to be when you shoot your mouth of on this site, not knowing about the REMAINING photos of torture, murder and rape from Abu Graihb. Try to keep up, will you? The rape is of adolescents by Iraqi security, under the DIRECT supervision of US agents. Meanwhile, the adolescents mother is forced to watch!

Don’t believe me? Just wait.

By: brain-noogie

brain-noogie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 20:18:39 +0000

Northeast,

In #52, you berate someone for suggesting that we try to stop Halilburton from cashing in on a contract that is not needed anymore since the detainee population in the gulag will not be that high soon. Do you realize that they are being paid by your government with your money? Do you like being cheated, screwed and used? Oh yeah I guess so if you voted for Bushie two times…pathetic…

By: jmcmaster

jmcmaster — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:53:16 +0000

They weren’t even picked up on the “battlefield”, guess we are sick of torturing them.

By: Ryan Neat

Ryan Neat — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:50:52 +0000

“Liberals always think they are so intelligent but when asked why they are not in power, they say the election was stolen. For people to be so smart, youÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d think they would have a better answer. Gosh, I hope I never get that smart.”

There are so many things wrong with these statements. Smart people are often moved aside in the world by the greedy, the evil, and the criminal. Saddam wasn’t the smartest man in Iraq, but he was evil just like you, and he was happy to do what it took to stay in power.

As for the election – your dismissive would hold weight if there wasn’t overwhelming mathematical evidence that proves you’re an idiot on this subject. People like you who feel insecure because you aren’t smart, always attack those smarter than yourself to try and psychologically tear them down and make yourself feel better. This is a common defense mechanism of insecure men who haven’t been successful in their lives.

As for ‘in power’, well I’m very empowered and successful in my own life – and I’m grateful to the economics of clinton for making that happen, and grateful that the idiocy of Bush didn’t cause me to lose it. So I’m happy to contribute back to the country, and prevent you and your fellow stupid fascists from flushing it down the toilet in your mad dash to dictatorship. Greedy men doing deceitful acts often cease power, and think this makes them smart – when in fact, it’s a stupid, selfish and greedy move. It never lasts, and they (you) always fall because of your own arrogance and hubris. You need to read more greek classics – it’s clear you are unaware of the archetypes that form the human condition, and in you’re unconscious life you live in a stupid self delusion…

By: Citizen80203

Citizen80203 — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:34:34 +0000

Marie
Exactly, it’s the tough talking girlboys at top who scapegoat the kids who too young to know better. Amazing that most of these idiot’s idea of service is a yellow sticker and trying to cover their lack of manhood.

By: Don

Don — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:33:27 +0000

Don’t worry, always right, with your puppet-like repeating of the fascist mantra you’ll never have to worry about being smart. Actually knowing something requires some effort beyond the regurgitation of government propaganda.

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:22:46 +0000

Don’t you think the 70% Gitmo prisoners are being released because it’s getting too “hot” for the administration? There are aditional photos and videos out that are unavailable to the public now because the Pentagon quashed them, but some who have seen them (Hersch, and others) say they are worse than the first ones. There is no way I would believe that the lowest ranking enlisted soldiers perpetrated any of this without explicit directives from on high, but sh-t always rolls downhill.
The world is exposing our hypocrisy at Gitmo and releasing 70% to other countries will hinder them from banding together against the US.

By: Brian

Brian — Fri, 05 Aug 2005 19:19:40 +0000

#57 “He did not steal the elections. He threw meat to the dogs. The dogs came a runninÃ¢â‚¬â„¢.”

Yer rivets is comprimized, Nigel.