tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post8136519192340875098..comments2023-06-07T03:05:48.618-07:00Comments on Boomer's Words Of Poor Insight: Mohamedou Ould Slahi; Collateral Damage in The War on Morality in GovernmentAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13829283375082711360noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-47290243163350983562015-02-06T16:12:49.304-08:002015-02-06T16:12:49.304-08:00I absolutely agree and I'll take it a step fur...I absolutely agree and I'll take it a step further - I think Bush, his cabinet, the military leaders who implemented this "era of terror" should all be punished for war crimes.<br /><br />And that's not just some slam against the GOP and Bush. The world has punished many people before, for as much and less, and those of the Bush wars should not be an exception. Justice shouldn't be for all, except those wronged by US politicians. In fact, if the US is going to "lead the world in right," our leadership must be held to even higher standards.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829283375082711360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-92044859849483320102015-02-06T12:15:45.713-08:002015-02-06T12:15:45.713-08:00All of what you say is true, but I put that on Bus...All of what you say is true, but I put that on Bush and his administration. These were his policies, lies, and orders. Obama has tried to close GITMO many times, but the Republican Congress won't let him. The mushroom cloud lie that allowed thousands to die with Americans cheering on their soldiers. <br />The once thought of "light of freedom" in the world has become the imperialistic power and oppressor of the world. That was not all Bush's fault, it has been a slow trend. I compare it to the British empire that half the world fought against because of its atrocities and poor treatment of its concord subjects, including the American colonists that revolted. We aren't practicing the lesson we learned back then and have professed to uphold since then. <br />Bush, Cheney and other Bush administration officials have been declared war criminals by many countries around the world; and world organizations seeking peace and the end of oppressive, torturous treatment of people have spoken loudly against America's actions, but Americans are not listening. Another trait of imperialism. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-419135302427349692015-02-06T08:02:24.214-08:002015-02-06T08:02:24.214-08:00I can vividly remember you saying that, Magpie; sa...I can vividly remember you saying that, Magpie; sadly, it has come home to roost, for us to mark another chapter in historical infamy.<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829283375082711360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-72913902424862002062015-02-06T07:31:40.348-08:002015-02-06T07:31:40.348-08:00Of course you're not wrong. It started immedia...Of course you're not wrong. It started immediately afterward with the passage of the Patriot Act. This nightmare and all the rest of it continue today. I think the military probably calls many of the shots. Don't pay to think much these days cuz it makes shit bit of difference. One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-87035550632150173692015-02-05T21:47:18.409-08:002015-02-05T21:47:18.409-08:00I had what was probably an uncommon thought in the...I had what was probably an uncommon thought in the immediate wake of 9/11:<br /><br />I was afraid for America - not for what its enemies would do, but for what it would do to itself.<br /><br />No-one I mentioned this to at the time really seemed to understand what I was getting at. <br />What I was saying is that the country could cease to be so much of a generous and decent country, and become a more brittle and darkened one. Its rage would consume its better qualities.<br /><br />I'm not sure I was wrong. <br />Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02423673258718941141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-81347149726941609182015-02-03T15:04:59.216-08:002015-02-03T15:04:59.216-08:00I'll pick you up on the way from Nevada if the...I'll pick you up on the way from Nevada if there's ever a call to do such. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13829283375082711360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23257473.post-33515703826585244482015-02-03T14:56:15.238-08:002015-02-03T14:56:15.238-08:00Similar to being underwater with a small pocket of...Similar to being underwater with a small pocket of air a nightmare for me. There is no one who will ever touch this like it needs to be and the masses could care fucking less. <br /><br />This one story speaks directly to the very essence of what this country and the people who live here are.<br /><br />Would I show from CO in DC to stand in solidarity with a 1,000,000 or so others demanding the release of Slahi and the closer of Guantanamo?<br /><br />Fucking a right! <br /><br />One Flyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03772881642197609507noreply@blogger.com