Either way, I'm pissed off that my tax dollars are paying for it.
On the other hand, given the legal manuverings by the administration over the past four years about what precisely constitutes torture, whether the Geneva Conventions apply to the Gitmo detainees, and whether or not President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, and other key administrative and military personnel can be charged with war crimes, I'm inclined to believe that something out of the ordinary is occuring there. That much ass-covering can't just be preventative/pre-emptive.
So what do I believe?
Well, I don't believe either of those stories. I do believe that: 1) Activities not normally sanctioned by the Geneva conventions and possibly falling under the definition of torture occured there in the past and may still be occuring. 2) That these activities may have occured with the knowledge and approval of key personnel within the Bush administration. 3) That the administration's legal manuverings over the issue have been to shield President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, and/or additional high-ranking staffers from their involvement in these activities, regardless of whether or not they instigated or approved of these activities at the time they were initiated. 4) That the full details of what transpired, and who authorized or approved of what, will never be known. 5) Bad shit did and is still going down in Gitmo.
Something is rotten in the heart of our republic, and may have been for a very long time. It's time for Americans to start voting their conscience instead of sitting on their keysters during election night because they figure someone else will else will represent their views.
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Date: 2006-10-06 04:29 am (UTC)On the other hand, given the legal manuverings by the administration over the past four years about what precisely constitutes torture, whether the Geneva Conventions apply to the Gitmo detainees, and whether or not President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, and other key administrative and military personnel can be charged with war crimes, I'm inclined to believe that something out of the ordinary is occuring there. That much ass-covering can't just be preventative/pre-emptive.
So what do I believe?
Well, I don't believe either of those stories. I do believe that:
1) Activities not normally sanctioned by the Geneva conventions and possibly falling under the definition of torture occured there in the past and may still be occuring.
2) That these activities may have occured with the knowledge and approval of key personnel within the Bush administration.
3) That the administration's legal manuverings over the issue have been to shield President Bush, Vice-President Cheney, and/or additional high-ranking staffers from their involvement in these activities, regardless of whether or not they instigated or approved of these activities at the time they were initiated.
4) That the full details of what transpired, and who authorized or approved of what, will never be known.
5) Bad shit did and is still going down in Gitmo.
Something is rotten in the heart of our republic, and may have been for a very long time. It's time for Americans to start voting their conscience instead of sitting on their keysters during election night because they figure someone else will else will represent their views.