Originally published in June of 2005, as it is as remarkable now as it was then.
So, Senator Dick Durbin of Illinois, states the obvious truth, in equating our treatment of prisioners at Guantanamo to the acts of Nazi's an Commies, yet needs to apologize for it.
In a June 14 speech on the Senate floor, Senator Durbin read from an FBI agent's account of prisoner condition at Guantanamo Bay. The Agent described prisonsers being shackled to the floor without food or water in extreme temperatures for up to 24 hours at a stretch.
Prisoners in those conditions sometimes urinated or defecated on themselves, the agent reported.
"If I read this to you and did not tell you that it was an FBI agent describing what Americans had done to prisoners in their control, you would most certainly believe this must have been done by Nazis, Soviets in their gulags or some mad regime -- Pol Pot or others -- that had no concern for human beings," Senator Durbin stated.
The Bush administration continues to claim that prisoners are being treated in accord with the Geneva Conventions. I guess the agent must be lying?
I don't know what is more disturbing, that the Administration continues to claim what is obviously not true, or that Senator Durbin caved in to pressure and apologized for telling the truth.
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So, to Speaker Pelosi - Why, exactly, is Impeachment "off the table"? Hmm? Why?
Afraid people will think you are doing it as a Purely Political move? To place yourself one step closer to the Presidency? (according the the Presidential Succession articles).
Then there is a simple solution, Impeach Vice President Cheney. First. Then once he is removed from office (leaving Bush with no brain, now that Rove is "gone"?) and a replacement is chosen, according to Statute, you will be no closer to the Oval office and can proceed with Impeachment against Bush.
To not proceed with Impeachment proceedings, is to cast aside a Legally Mandated means of addressing the grievious abuses of power committed by this administration.
You will reap the scorn of a great majority of the American people who believe in the rule of Law.
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The subtle workings of the elites, and special interests continue.
CNN continues, for instance, to allow Administration shills to spout all sorts of nonsense that has the effect of dis-ing our Democratic way of life.
For instance, they had the Transportation Secretary on this morning, (12/08/07) prattling on about the "Bridge to Nowhere", and other Congressional earmarks, putting the blame all on Congress.
Never mentioned was that "the Decider", could have used his infamous Veto power to block these things. But, of course, he did not.
Too Political?
And, of course, they continue to attempt to resurrect defeated and discredited figures, such as Newt Gingrich, who blame "the bureaucracy" for these problems. Exclusively.
Hey, how about that "Unitary Executive" idea, huh?