Comments on: U.S. Military Relied On Oliver North To Dispute Afghanistan Civilian Deaths

By: sacopenapa

sacopenapa — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:19:45 +0000

Oliver North, together with Negroponte, should be behind barrs, and acording to the US own terrorist law, they should be executed for supporting and helping financing terrorist groups in Nicaragua! Criminals!!!!!!!!!!!

By: NoOneYouKnow

NoOneYouKnow — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 04:00:41 +0000

Fox News’s correspondent is a coke-smuggling, gun-running, ayatollah-arming, lying supporter of death squads. I didn’t think Fox and Rupert Murdoch could go much lower, but they’ve really outdone themselves. Semper Fi, Rupert?

By: wizard2000

wizard2000 — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:52:33 +0000

No matter what the actual facts, or number of casualties, over the civilians killed in this airstrike, the U.S. has already lost the “propaganda war” in Afghanistan.

And the idea that anyone would trust Ollie North, or any evaluation by him, is laughable.

By: k

Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:59:47 +0000

http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB113/

Hey Think Progress..can you please use these Ollie pics instead.

By: Wayne A. Schneider

Wayne A. Schneider — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 23:23:42 +0000

Oliver North’s loyalties should very much be questioned. Despite being a United States Marine Corps Officer, sworn to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic (as all people who work for the government are required to do), he violated that oath by deliberately and purposefully giving false and misleading testimony to Congress. He put loyalty to his president above loyalty to his country, and that was wrong for every reason. He ought to be and deserves to be vilified at every chance.

By: dasm

dasm — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:34:45 +0000

Oliver North, traitor & perpetrator of criminal activity? Why does Fox rely on people like Rove, North, and so many others who demean the Constitution, thumb their noses at Congress, and lie, lie, lie? Those points must be on the Fox list of qualifications, because they continue to hire such negative people who seem to hold all voters in their contempt. They have nothing to offer but attacks, smears, & falsehoods. It’s really despicable that the military would listen to a traitor like North. Don’t they have any memory at all?

By: Willy

Willy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:32:35 +0000

Good old traitor Ollie. May he roast in hell.

By: tanglewood

tanglewood — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:15:08 +0000

North is employed by Fox News which is owned by Ruppert Murdoch who also owns the Times of London. Coincidence??? This is all part of a concerted effort to keep to the White House’s message.

It is wrong, it is amoral, but look who we are dealing with…..North should have gone to jail for the entire Iran/Contra mess.

He is a total nutcase and fits right in with all of the rest of his fundie friends.

By: Leftside Annie

Leftside Annie — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:14:10 +0000

This is truly despicable. Shame on USA.

By: stateofthedivision

stateofthedivision — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:11:05 +0000

Not Ollie North, the Keating five, and a repeat of the S & L crisis? That must mean some dude with Alzheimer’s is in charge. Oh? That’s coming.

Right in front of us, it sours…

By: clb72

clb72 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:06:51 +0000

Zelig? Rasputin?

By: McWars

McWars — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:05:04 +0000

TP — small mix-up. North was a Marine Lieutenant Colonel, not
a Army Colonel.

By: Buckie Boy

Buckie Boy — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:01:00 +0000

It is a shame that our country has been reduced to this sort of blatant propaganda and most of our fellow citizens are not informed enough to call them out on it….some of my relatives will believe anything that the ReichWings throw out there without even questioning any part of it.

FAUX – Far from Balanced

*got a criminal record supporting the repuke mafia, give your resume to Faux, they need loyal liars.

By: mary

mary — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:56:57 +0000

I’m reprinting this comment from the Mother Jones article about Palin refusing to give up some emails:

“the record for shredding goes to oliver north and fawn hall who used up 2 shredding machines and had started shredding on a 3rd when they were covering up for Reagan….plus Fawn testified that she smuggled out hundreds of documents in her underwear.

A little history lesson.”

(Thank you for reminding us Joy)

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:37:57 +0000

JMOHR Says:

Should we take power, increasingly less likely since Democrats do not know how to fight, then there needs to be a full investigation of the administration’s illegal actions along with clear and crushing sentences (and I include death sentences for those authorizing crimes against humanity) against the perpetrators.

Although I disagree with you about the death sentences…..(I’m against capital punishment because I don’t trust any system to be thorough or justice oriented enough to make this call.) I do agree that there is no reason for them to stop doing what they are doing if there are no consequenses.

Why should they stop? It’s working and no one seems to be able to do anything about it. Where are America’s patriots?

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:33:21 +0000

Oops… [/snark]

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:32:36 +0000

T.P. reprts:

Today, Human Rights Watch warned that by continuing air strikes and killing civilians, the U.S. risked a public backlash in Afghanistan. Seeming to codify the report, Azizabad’s district chief told the Times, “If they continue like this, they will lose the people’s confidence in the government and the coalition forces.”

Why should the Government change it’s ways now?
I thought they claimed Iraq a “success”. Isn’t this why they’re preparing for the “SURGE pt2″, Deeper, Longer, Harder into abyss known as Afghanistan.

By: Gabe

Gabe — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:29:56 +0000

If a young black male were to be convicted of a crime in Florida, he would lose the right to vote for a lifetime. Yet this “patriot” ran a secret government operation in violation of US AND international laws, lied to Congress (and therefore to the American people),was convicted of crimes, was freed from his well-deserved prison sentence on a technicality, and found a home on the “fair and balanced” network.

Ollie North has the same relationship to the truth as Bill O’Reilly – the only time they tell the truth is when they can’t get a lie to fit. I’d sooner believe Pat Robberson’s tales of talks with God.

By: Fred

Fred — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:28:12 +0000

misshusseinmolly Says:
“Independent”??? That’s about as laughable as referring to Karl Rove as politically neutral.

backup says the republicans don’t have a monopoly on lying. I think they pretty well have it sewed up though.

By: Max-1

Max-1 — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:27:32 +0000

The same wrecking crew is still in charge of the USA…

Until there are legal charges and the Elite Oligarch’s in charge of the 5th Estate are exposed… The majority of Americans will never be the wiser.

… Oh, forgot. North did his time behind bars and this gives his credibility… just how?