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http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/iraq...es-photos.html Yeah, it's gruesome. In any case, that doesn't justify us torturing others. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jonathan Ganz wrote: In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote: http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/iraq...es-photos.html Yeah, it's gruesome. In any case, that doesn't justify us torturing others. What if it was your wife? And the only way to keep them from doing it to your daughter was to find out what they were going to do next? Would you use agressive questioning methods? Are we at war? Can we detain and question the enemy? The president says he never has given permission, and will never give permission to torture anyone. Joe |
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Joe wrote: Jonathan Ganz wrote: In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote: http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/iraq...es-photos.html Yeah, it's gruesome. In any case, that doesn't justify us torturing others. What if it was your wife? And the only way to keep them from doing it to your daughter was to find out what they were going to do next? Of course, if was my wife, daughter, or someone else near and dear to me, I would want to use every technique I could to prevent them from being harmed and/or smash those who did it. However, we should not be driven by what we would like to do or want to do, but rather we should strive to do what is right. Torture is wrong. Two wrongs don't make a right. It's easy to bring up the the ticking bomb scenario and use that as a justification to torture people. The only problem is that it's rarely necessary. And, you must be very cautious before opening that Pandora's Box. What follows is a very slippery slope, leading to the abridgement of everything we hold to be right. Would you use agressive questioning methods? Of course, and aggressive questioning is legal. Torture is not. Are we at war? We are. We didn't torture anyone in any previous war that I'm aware of, including WWII, where some of the perpetrators of horrible acts certainly deserved it, although there were some individuals who did I'm sure. What they did, and what has happened recently (much publicized) is illegal, and those who do it should be expelled from their positions and sent to prison. Can we detain and question the enemy? We can, do, and always have done so. The president says he never has given permission, and will never give permission to torture anyone. Yes, but he's lied or mislead us so many times, that he's not believeable. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Dave wrote: On 8 Sep 2006 11:36:44 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said: Yes, but he's lied or mislead us so many times, You mean like that denial that there were secret prisons, which Oz and Doug seem to have so much trouble locating? Somebody's got a credibility problem, but I don't think it's GWB. No, like with he said Saddam had WMDs. Like when he and Rumsfeld said the war would be over in a few months. Like when he said major hostilities are over. Like when he stood on that carrier under the sign that said Mission Accomplished, and then 1500+ of our brave soldiers died afterward. Like when he said we're going to smoke out Bin Laden, and never again let Al-Qaeda or the Taliban establish a safe-haven, and then we get the peace treaty between them and Pakistan. Shall I go on, or does that answer you question. Somebody sure does have a credibility problem, and it's definitely Bushco. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Dave wrote: On 8 Sep 2006 12:38:48 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said: he said we're going to smoke out Bin Laden, and never again let Al-Qaeda or the Taliban establish a safe-haven, and then we get the peace treaty between them and Pakistan. So I take it you're advocating an invasion of Pakistan? Yes. I think that would be a heck of lot more appropriate than invading Iraq. They're certainly no friend of ours. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Jonathan Ganz wrote: In article . com, Joe wrote: Jonathan Ganz wrote: In article , Bart Senior .@. wrote: http://www.warriorsfortruth.com/iraq...es-photos.html Yeah, it's gruesome. In any case, that doesn't justify us torturing others. What if it was your wife? And the only way to keep them from doing it to your daughter was to find out what they were going to do next? Of course, if was my wife, daughter, or someone else near and dear to me, I would want to use every technique I could to prevent them from being harmed and/or smash those who did it. However, we should not be driven by what we would like to do or want to do, but rather we should strive to do what is right. Torture is wrong. Two wrongs don't make a right. OK you strive to do right, and they killed your kid because you were not able to make them talk.. Was that right? Evil won. You lost... over...no second chance. We should all strive to do good and right Jon. Now, you make the guy talk, and you dont kill him, or even have to get physical and he talks and your child lives a long and happy life.. You won...he goes to prison. Yeah!!!! You can not turn the other cheek with these people Jon, you can not barter, or buy them it's been public for many yrs the 25million dollar reward for Ossama. They were a large well formed well funded terrorist group .. Now the big wigs are in Gitmo..... You act as if the USA swooped up poor John Doe put bamboo under his finger nails, tore out his tounge and tossed him out of a helo to make the other talk. It's easy to bring up the the ticking bomb scenario and use that as a justification to torture people. The only problem is that it's rarely necessary. At war the bomb is ticking and exploding every day, it's fact these guys were going to attack LA in 2002. And, you must be very cautious before opening that Pandora's Box. I think the upmost caution is used, and the list is a mile long, and the DNA is there, and film, photos, fingerprints, paper trails, internet trails, phone trails, even the licene plate on the last camel they rode. What follows is a very slippery slope, leading to the abridgement of everything we hold to be right. Perhpas youd be happier if give up now, and crap on what our fore father spent 200 plus years fighting for so we can all be gentleman to jihad radical muslims out to murder us infidels. Would you use agressive questioning methods? Of course, and aggressive questioning is legal. Torture is not. Are we at war? We are. We didn't torture anyone in any previous war that I'm aware of, including WWII, I agree, but we did some very rough questioning on the battle fields I assure you. where some of the perpetrators of horrible acts certainly deserved it, although there were some individuals who did I'm sure. What they did, and what has happened recently (much publicized) is illegal, and those who do it should be expelled from their positions and sent to prison. Uhh we did that Jon, just the other day with the yahoo's in Iraq. Can we detain and question the enemy? We can, do, and always have done so. And do we disclose where we were keeping them, give them due process? The president says he never has given permission, and will never give permission to torture anyone. Yes, but he's lied or mislead us so many times, that he's not believeable. According to M. Moore , Gore, and the Chicks with dicks. Joe -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Dave wrote: On 8 Sep 2006 13:00:26 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said: So I take it you're advocating an invasion of Pakistan? Yes. I think that would be a heck of lot more appropriate than invading Iraq. They're certainly no friend of ours. The question was not which of two invasions you think preferable, but whether you advocate an invasion of Pakistan. Do you? If we weren't bogged down in Iraq, yes. Given our current situation, we need to fix the mess we're in, get back in force in Afganistan, and put more pressure on Pakistan to do the right thing. After we fix the first two problems, then yes we should attack the "safe-zone" in Pakistan if that country is unwilling or unable to get rid of the vermin themselves. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Joe wrote: OK you strive to do right, and they killed your kid because you were not able to make them talk.. Was that right? Evil won. You lost... over...no second chance. No, it isn't right, but the alternative is worse from a macro perspective. It's easy to get emotional and angry. It's hard to look at the big picture when confronted by evil. We should all strive to do good and right Jon. Now, you make the guy talk, and you dont kill him, or even have to get physical and he talks and your child lives a long and happy life.. You won...he goes to prison. Yeah!!!! Sounds good to me. I have no problem with this. You can not turn the other cheek with these people Jon, you can not barter, or buy them it's been public for many yrs the 25million dollar reward for Ossama. They were a large well formed well funded terrorist group .. Now the big wigs are in Gitmo..... Never claimed we should turn the other cheek. I'm not Jesus. We should be aggressive but also be smart about it. You act as if the USA swooped up poor John Doe put bamboo under his finger nails, tore out his tounge and tossed him out of a helo to make the other talk. ?? At war the bomb is ticking and exploding every day, it's fact these guys were going to attack LA in 2002. So? That still doesn't justify torture. I think the upmost caution is used, and the list is a mile long, and the DNA is there, and film, photos, fingerprints, paper trails, internet trails, phone trails, even the licene plate on the last camel they rode. Except for all the exceptions... torture in Abu Ghraib and possibly in Gitmo... etc., etc... What follows is a very slippery slope, leading to the abridgement of everything we hold to be right. Perhpas youd be happier if give up now, and crap on what our fore father spent 200 plus years fighting for so we can all be gentleman to jihad radical muslims out to murder us infidels. ?? I agree, but we did some very rough questioning on the battle fields I assure you. Still not torture. So, no argument. where some of the perpetrators of horrible acts certainly deserved it, although there were some individuals who did I'm sure. What they did, and what has happened recently (much publicized) is illegal, and those who do it should be expelled from their positions and sent to prison. Uhh we did that Jon, just the other day with the yahoo's in Iraq. Now we need to get rid of the leaders that condoned it... starting with Rumsfeld. And do we disclose where we were keeping them, give them due process? Everyone deserves due process. The president says he never has given permission, and will never give permission to torture anyone. Yes, but he's lied or mislead us so many times, that he's not believeable. -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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Dave wrote: On 8 Sep 2006 13:33:03 -0700, lid (Jonathan Ganz) said: If we weren't bogged down in Iraq, yes. If pigs had wings they'd fly. But I haven't seen many flying pigs recently. So, I guess you do think then that we are bogged down in Iraq. What do you think we should do about it? -- Capt. JG @@ www.sailnow.com |
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On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 10:04:41 -0700, Joe wrote:
War crimes are delt with by military tribunals, don't like it...don't attack Americans and start a war, and get captured. Brigadier General James Walker, the top uniformed lawyer for the Marines, said no civilized country should deny a defendant the right to see the evidence against him, and that the United States "should not be the first." From: http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/09/...0908detain.php |
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