I watched a great ireport wherein the question is posed why it is that the guy who killed a security guard at the Holocaust Museum and the the guy who shot the abortion doctor recently weren’t on a terrorist watch list since they had both committed similar acts in the past. It seems like we’ll send in the marines if the terrorists are muslim, but when they’re old white guys we don’t care?
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“What sets us apart from our enemies in this fight… is how we behave. In everything we do, we must observe the standards and values that dictate that we treat noncombatants and detainees with dignity and respect. While we are warriors, we are also all human beings”
— General David Petraeus, May 10, 2007
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The recent release of CIA memos detailing the harsh interrogation methods authorized by the Bush administration has brought forward a seemingly unending stream of formerly influential mucky-mucks to decry the release as a terrible move that will make the US less safe. I’m not surprised by their attitude at all – if the public were to find out about all the terrible things that were done in their name, they might actually start calling to prosecute some of these criminals. How dare I say such things?
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