Comments on: Ollie North Rides Again – To An Afghan Massacre http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/ Firedoglake weblog Sat, 18 Feb 2012 00:38:37 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: skdadl http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621086 skdadl Mon, 08 Sep 2008 19:02:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621086 <p>siun, I know this is late, but I wanted to thank you for this post. I spent an hour or so just shaking with anger after I first read it, but then I wrote about it myself. Thanks very much.</p> siun, I know this is late, but I wanted to thank you for this post. I spent an hour or so just shaking with anger after I first read it, but then I wrote about it myself. Thanks very much.

]]> By: Teddy Partridge http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621079 Teddy Partridge Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:38:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621079 <p>Hearts and minds</p> Hearts and minds

]]> By: behindthefall http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621063 behindthefall Mon, 08 Sep 2008 18:08:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1621063 <p>He’s also a living, breathing example of why it won’t happen … probably. If it could have, it would have happened back then. “Now” is MUCH worse.</p> He’s also a living, breathing example of why it won’t happen … probably. If it could have, it would have happened back then. “Now” is MUCH worse.

]]> By: james http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620989 james Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:15:05 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620989 <p>My daughter attends a Catholic high school here in upstate New York and she received a summer reading list with those same books on it listed as “banned” books. It was explained that these were books which at one time or another had been banned by schools and from libraries and her assignment was to pick one book and do a report indicating why anyone would have objected to its message and whether or not she would agree with the decision of whoever it was doing the banning.</p> <p>Judy Blume was on the list, A Separate Peace was included, in addition to the ones on this list I just saw. I don’t believe that Palin banned these books or pushed for them to be removed from her library. We need to be careful how we react to these things before all the facts are known. Rove threw her into the arena for just this reason, to get visceral reactions from people who should know better so that the real issues in this crucial election can be buried. It’s the only way they can win and if people keep piling on with irrelevant unsubstantiated charges, Rove wins, McCain wins, and at some point Palin becomes the first woman president.</p> My daughter attends a Catholic high school here in upstate New York and she received a summer reading list with those same books on it listed as “banned” books. It was explained that these were books which at one time or another had been banned by schools and from libraries and her assignment was to pick one book and do a report indicating why anyone would have objected to its message and whether or not she would agree with the decision of whoever it was doing the banning.

Judy Blume was on the list, A Separate Peace was included, in addition to the ones on this list I just saw. I don’t believe that Palin banned these books or pushed for them to be removed from her library. We need to be careful how we react to these things before all the facts are known. Rove threw her into the arena for just this reason, to get visceral reactions from people who should know better so that the real issues in this crucial election can be buried. It’s the only way they can win and if people keep piling on with irrelevant unsubstantiated charges, Rove wins, McCain wins, and at some point Palin becomes the first woman president.

]]> By: james http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620980 james Mon, 08 Sep 2008 17:08:17 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620980 <p>Ollie needs to be indicted for obstruction of justice for trying to interfere with a Pentagon investigation into an alleged war crime and his credentials should be pulled. Is there anything on the books about the government using propaganda against the US public-wouldn’t a Fox news item, by definition, be such an item?<br /> If Amy Goodman can have her credentials taken for questioning the tactics of fascist cops, Ollie needs to be silenced.<br /> This is what happens when justice is thwarted. Had activist judges not overturned his conviction in the Iran-contra case he’d have less credibility with what are left of the “normal” American public.</p> Ollie needs to be indicted for obstruction of justice for trying to interfere with a Pentagon investigation into an alleged war crime and his credentials should be pulled. Is there anything on the books about the government using propaganda against the US public-wouldn’t a Fox news item, by definition, be such an item?
If Amy Goodman can have her credentials taken for questioning the tactics of fascist cops, Ollie needs to be silenced.
This is what happens when justice is thwarted. Had activist judges not overturned his conviction in the Iran-contra case he’d have less credibility with what are left of the “normal” American public.

]]> By: timtimes http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620900 timtimes Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:12:18 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620900 <p>This is from the Wilson Goode school of law enforcement. Got a bad guy in the neighborhood? Burn down the whole thing.</p> <p>Mainstreaming civilian slaughter.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> This is from the Wilson Goode school of law enforcement. Got a bad guy in the neighborhood? Burn down the whole thing.

Mainstreaming civilian slaughter.

Enjoy.

]]> By: TheLurkingMod http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620896 TheLurkingMod Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:08:41 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620896 <p>New Blue Texan upstairs!<br /><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/these-sexist-and-elitist-attacks-on-sarah-palin-have-to-stop/" rel="nofollow">These Sexist And Elitist Attacks On Sarah Palin Have To Stop</a></p> New Blue Texan upstairs!
These Sexist And Elitist Attacks On Sarah Palin Have To Stop

]]> By: timtimes http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620892 timtimes Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:07:10 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620892 <p>The only way we can be sure that Bigfoot doesn’t kill somebody is to burn down all the forests.</p> <p>Enjoy.</p> The only way we can be sure that Bigfoot doesn’t kill somebody is to burn down all the forests.

Enjoy.

]]> By: Elliott http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620890 Elliott Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:06:25 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620890 <p><a href="http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/these-sexist-and-elitist-attacks-on-sarah-palin-have-to-stop/" rel="nofollow">BT has a new post</a><br /> These Sexist And Elitist Attacks On Sarah Palin Have To Stop</p> BT has a new post
These Sexist And Elitist Attacks On Sarah Palin Have To Stop

]]> By: siri http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620887 siri Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:04:35 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/08/ollie-north-rides-again-%e2%80%93-to-an-afghan-massacre/#comment-1620887 <p>DUGG. I hope those who do come here to read various Diggs also take the time to read the responses of those of us who “live here”.<br /> Thousands of “spin off’s” could come from the brilliance that occurs regularly in comments on this site.</p> DUGG. I hope those who do come here to read various Diggs also take the time to read the responses of those of us who “live here”.
Thousands of “spin off’s” could come from the brilliance that occurs regularly in comments on this site.

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