sorry I mean IMpossible..

And tell us whether we have to rely on the honesty of the executive branch to let us know whether that definition has been met.

Also, please explain to me why a president woudl want to declare “victory against terror” and thereby relinquish all his neato war powers? What possible benefit would a president gain from that? How could we make it possible for another terrorist attack to happen ever again, even in 100 years?

Does “victory” involve killing of capturing these folks too?
http://blogs.abcnews.com/theblotter/2007/09/armed-children-.html

if not, what are you going to do when they grow up, undeclare victory and start “terror war II”?

Pelosi,

You can’t imagine why Congress’s approval rating is at an all time low . . . let me tell you . . .

Read the above . . read it again and again until it sinks in.

Soldiers are dying and being maimed in Iraq – read that sentence again and again until it sinks in.

Hello.

From the Americans that elected our Democratic majority.

You all have failed us. You have done nothing.

Sweet. You sound like a terrific old guy ; > )

Yeah you Yahoo. “I can’t simply say that your appointment should be endorsed.”

You spend a couple of days down there undergoing the “humane” waterboarding and when you resurface, we’ll talk.

Pelosi, honestly . . . you ain’t gonna let this Yahoo slip by?

Waterboard the both of you.

I miss good debate with Republicans, where each person usually comes out of the exchange finding out something they didn’t know before.

This is how I know I am getting old. Well, that, and the fact that I referred to beets as being so sweet, they taste like candy. you are officially old at the moment when you refer to ANY vegetable as being even remotely like candy.

he posted them on a website.

Ugh.

You’re getting a whole lot o love here.

What actions have you taken to “stop torture today.?”

Everyone on this website should question, why the hell are you so mad at Congress” when you can be smooth talked by Chris?

Mukasey said torture is “antithetical” to American values.

Yeah, you’re damn right it is. So stop it today.

Agreed, Chris. Have a good evening. Thanks for the interesting discussion.

Comment by Exley — October 17, 2007 @ 5:41 pm
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Most of it, yes. defenselink.mil is the best. Like I said earlier, I have spent a good amount of time digging around in boring .mil sites. :)

Again, this is why I am completely opposed to Gitmo. Once you pour through all of the info (time consuming) almost everyone, dem/repub/whatever are willing to close it all down and admit our mistakes.

I have to run to a conference right quick, but I hope I see you on TP another time. I enjoy a good debate with someone who actually has a different point of view and doesn’t just yell “hey moonbats”, “Hillary is fat”, etc.

Also, many of them were transferred from other countries’ detention facilities. For example, Australia and Poland have sent Sudanese nationals (who have never been to Afghanistan/Pakistan, and probably couldn’t find it on a map) from their detention facilities to Gitmo.

No. Only 5% were even captured by US troops. Let me clarify, 95% of them were captured by foreign governments, foreign troops. Only 5% have ever been INSIDE Afghanistan, and only 40% have ever been INSIDE Pakistan.

Chris, I undertstand that. Al Qaeda was a foreign force based in Al Qaeda, hosted by the Taliban. So, I understand that most of the Al Qaeda forces in Afghanistan/Pakistan are not native Afghanis.

What I am asking is: Were these Pakisatni, Saudis, Yemenis, etc. captured INSIDE Afghanistan/Pakistan on the battlefield or during a commando raid, etc.?

In other words, were the detainees currently in Guantanamo (regardless of their nationality) captured (or turned in to U.S. forces) within the Afghanistan/Pakistan theater of operations???? It is my understanding that is the case….I will continue to read through the info you provided, but so far I have not seen anything that addresses that question

(Granted, I have not read through the 30-page Seton Hall report yet)

“That’s why I like sparring with you. You read the posts and stay on topic. Now if you were only to think like me, you would be perfect :).”

A good sparring/debate never hurt anybody…Actually, it can be quite helpful and educational…I am enjoying our discussion.

Like Binx said, when it degenerates into name-calling, it serves no purpose.

Comment by Exley — October 17, 2007 @ 5:16 pm
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Very few come from Afghanistan, that is an extreme minority. Most come from Pakistan, Yemen, Saudi, Sudan, etc. There is a reason we have released over 400 of them. The sad thing is that many are held for four or five years, before being released. Can you imagine yourself, or your family being held at a detention camp in Cuba for five years before they determine you are innocent and release you?

Chris,

I will get to the rest of the links you provided and read ‘em when I get the chance. I was under the impression that the Guantanamo detainees were people who were captured in the Afghanistan/Pakistan theater…If I am wrong about that, I would like to know. Thanks for the info.