Comments on: CIA General Counsel Nominee Stands By Torture

By: bruce kube

bruce kube — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 14:01:11 +0000

Anybody that condones torture should be subjected to it for a cple hrs. They might have a new attitude by then. There is no room in a civilized society for such a barbaric act.

By: JD

JD — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 09:41:15 +0000

Again… Torture does work!

Not in getting the truth (they don’t care about the truth), but in fabricating fake terrorists (that will plead guilty even if innocent just to make it stop) so that the administration can exhibit them to the press/public and say “See! Terrorists! See! We were right! Be afraid!!!”

By: The Oracle

The Oracle — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:35:06 +0000

As acting CIA general counsel over the past six years, what, if anything does John Rizzo know about the outing of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame? As acting CIA general counsel, did John Rizzo have any conversations with John Ashcroft over the illegal disclosure of Plame’s CIA affiliation? With Alberto Gonzales? With Karl Rove? With Harriet Miers? Individually or in a group meeting?

And, Mr. Rizzo, what ever became of that CIA after-incident damage assessment report, a report based on the internal investigation that must have been conducted after Plame’s CIA affiliation was illegally disclosed by White House officials in 2003? And if there was no “underlying crime” as some wingnuts keep claiming, then why hasn’t this after-incident damage assessment report been publicly released, even if it’s just a summary of any damage done to our national security, if any?

(I didn’t see the actual hearing, and haven’t read a transcript of it, but I suspect that none of these questions I’ve raised were asked Mr. Rizzo. Even though, someone in his position MUST have been involved in legal discussions between the CIA and the White House after Plame’s name hit the newspapers. Just wonderin’.)

By: IfugginHateGWB

IfugginHateGWB — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:01:27 +0000

I propose, to be confirmed Rizzo MUST submit to the “techniques” used on the detainees…THEN he can complete the confirmation hearings…if he can still sit.
It will not however, guarantee his confirmation.

By: Harry Truman

Harry Truman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 05:32:55 +0000

Good Night you Pack of Liberal Morons

By: BARTLEBEE

BARTLEBEE — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:47:18 +0000

The coward wretch whose hand and heart

Can bear to torture aught below,

Is ever first to quail and start

From the slightest pain or equal foe.

Bertrand Russell

By: Devil's Advocate

Devil's Advocate — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:47:02 +0000

Well, just as a woman cannot get “a little bit” pregnant, one cannot be a “little bit ” in favor of torture. You are either for it or against it. And if you are for it, you will be justly stigmatized as a sadist. Period. End of story.

By: freeman

freeman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:16:07 +0000

DOMESTIC SPYING ,TORTURE ,THE LOSS OF HABEAS CORPUS ,NATIONAL SECURITY LETTERS ,KIDNAPPING ,SIGNING STATEMENTS ,LYING TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE TO JUSTIFY WAR CRIMES !
AND MOST STAGGERING ,DONE IN PLAIN SIGHT OF THE WORLD AND THE AMERICAN PEOPLE .

LIKE A DICTATORSHIP !

By: WaltTheMan

WaltTheMan — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:06:28 +0000

I am on intense Grand Daughter duty right now but cannot pause to say that this thug group looks like a den of Rattle Snakes. Speaking of snakes, she saw a black snank on our front step and picked it up 1/3 space down its tail and let it loose in our wetland. She said that some snakes are our friends and they have to be in the wild. HER GRANDMOTHER WAS SCREAMING THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. Grand Daughter said that most snakes are our friends because they eat bad animals. Perhaps, they could start in the White House.

By: The Republic of Stupidity

The Republic of Stupidity — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:58:44 +0000

BILLIONS OF BORROWED DOLLARS, BUT NO F#$KING BLOWJOB !

Comment by freeman

What??? All that money down the drain, and not even a hummer?

By: freeman

freeman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:53:38 +0000

SOUNDS MORE LIKE THE ACCUSED IN THE WITNESS BOX AT NUREMBERG THAN A NOMINEE ,HAS THIS REALLY BECOME AMERIKA ?
33% OF THE LAWS PASSED BY THE PEOPLES LAWMAKERS ARE IGNORED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE BUSHES UNITARY EXECUTIVE IS A LAW UNTO ITSELF !
3/4 OF A MILLION PEOPLE ARE DEAD ,SEVERAL TIMES THAT WOUNDED ,MILLIONS OF REFUGEES, BILLIONS OF BORROWED DOLLARS , BUT NO F#$KING BLOWJOB !

By: BARTLEBEE

BARTLEBEE — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:49:39 +0000

The point being had I been captured I would hope and pray for humane treatment. By accepting Wâ€™s minions, and the trolls here, we lost whatever moral high ground we had. That scares the hell out of me.

JFM
USAF,MSGT,RET

Comment by usafret â€” June 19, 2007 @ 9:41 pm

See MA12? Another “good man”.

I’m telling you they’re everywhere. Our military, our FBI and other agencies, literally SATURATED with them. Thats why you guys have to “sneak” your torture provisions in, and thats why we keep busting you on it.

Good men, are going to keep America good, even if the rest of you are busy selling our souls to keep America “safe”.

By: usafret

usafret — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:41:59 +0000

I know there are several vets (sans Jake) posting here. You’ll confirm the Geneva conventions training we received and the “magic” Geneva Convention card. The point being had I been captured I would hope and pray for humane treatment. By accepting W’s minions, and the trolls here, we lost whatever moral high ground we had. That scares the hell out of me.

BTW RemoveBush, where in Korea? I was at Kunsan and Taegu for 7 years and a year at Humphries (late 80s).

JFM
USAF,MSGT,RET

By: freeman

freeman — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:38:06 +0000

What more could anyone say , I think that sums it up .

By: Mr. Bush Goes To Hell

Mr. Bush Goes To Hell — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:29:34 +0000

Torture by Nazis and Japanese on our troops during World War II was considered reprehensible and was punished as a war crime. Now, as one nation under God-spouting hypocrites it is okay if our sadists do it.

Comment by Karp’s Disciple

Yup. Until it happens to ONE OF THEIRS in the military. Then THEY will be yelling about WAR CRIMES. TRAITORS and HYPOCRITES are Bushies…

By: stratocruiser

stratocruiser — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 01:06:54 +0000

Glad to see the right wingers brought out their A game.
We can’t confirm this gutless little man.
“Did we Rendition?” if the answer were “No”, it’s easy to say.

Scooter’s conviction seems to be having some results. Now we get evasions and taking of fifths instead of lies.

None of these punks has the guts to stand up and say “This is what I did and why. Who amond you will judge me!”

By: devin

devin — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:53:54 +0000

Why even bother or give the U.S. or any other country your secrets when your limbs, genitals, and anything else is already cutoff, wounded or gone?! It is totally illogical to even think someone THAT HAS NOTHING TO LOSE ALREADY WILL SPILL “REAL” INFORMATION!! They are already
screwed to the max so there is NO INCENTIVE TO GIVE UP INFO.

By: BARTLEBEE

BARTLEBEE — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:42:43 +0000

Fortunately, our military and FBI is still ranked with “good men”.

Remember Pat Tillman? Every see his brother?

Theres a couple of “good men”.

Tillman or his brother didn’t sit still for torture, or the corruption of the Bush administration, which in the end, ultimately got him killed.

Good men are everywhere fortunately, and the gestapo wannabee’s like thsi human slug, calling himself MAF54, represent simply the throwbacks in our society. Soon they will be weeded out, by natural selection and our criminal justice system.

In the meantime, piss on em.

By: BARTLEBEE

BARTLEBEE — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:37:27 +0000

Whatever it takes.

Comment by MAF54 â€” June 19, 2007 @ 4:25 pm

The words of a coward.

In 1940’s Germany, the German people said the same thing. They were cowards too.

In the end, this sort of coward spends his remaining years in shame, regret and public disgrace. Or dangling at the end of a noose.

Either way works for me.

By: upside00

upside00 — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 23:21:32 +0000

#89

Very true, and that is why all our favorite trolls are in favor of it. But they would soil their collective panties faster than the GOP destroys their emails if they even saw a waterboard room.