Comments on: What Yoo Hath Wrought: The ICRC Report on US Torture http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/ Firedoglake weblog Fri, 17 Feb 2012 22:15:01 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: tbau http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858552 tbau Tue, 17 Mar 2009 03:29:00 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858552 <p>obama is a vain man, and the way to force his hand on this matter is to criticize him there. he is afraid of appearing soft, so simply point out that history will not judge him well for protecting war criminals. and nope, the pragmatism of ‘looking forward’ is nothing but an alibi for his own calculated inaction. if he wants to be the firewall for w, then he needs to own it.</p> obama is a vain man, and the way to force his hand on this matter is to criticize him there. he is afraid of appearing soft, so simply point out that history will not judge him well for protecting war criminals. and nope, the pragmatism of ‘looking forward’ is nothing but an alibi for his own calculated inaction. if he wants to be the firewall for w, then he needs to own it.

]]> By: pmorlan http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858317 pmorlan Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:11:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858317 <p>None of the three network nightly news shows covered this story. Most Americans are not even aware of this report. Is that pathetic or what?</p> None of the three network nightly news shows covered this story. Most Americans are not even aware of this report. Is that pathetic or what?

]]> By: tjbs http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858219 tjbs Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:41:43 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858219 <p>Only traitors torture.<br /> And cutting someone’s nuts with a scalpel is an inarguable form of torture.</p> <p>I don’t support ANY troops that engaged in this despicable deprivation of the humanity any of my brothers and sisters. And these sickos are coming back home someday to infect our communities with their vile humanity and to date and marry our sons and daughters.</p> Only traitors torture.
And cutting someone’s nuts with a scalpel is an inarguable form of torture.

I don’t support ANY troops that engaged in this despicable deprivation of the humanity any of my brothers and sisters. And these sickos are coming back home someday to infect our communities with their vile humanity and to date and marry our sons and daughters.

]]> By: prostratedragon http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858127 prostratedragon Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:04:09 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858127 <p><i>planes fall from the sky</i><br /> You know how I feel<br /> Shotguns in the eye<br /> You know how I feel<br /> SoLs fly by<br /> You know how I feel</p> <p>It’s a new dawn<br /> But it’s the same snarl<br /> And the same look<br /> Looming over</p> planes fall from the sky
You know how I feel
Shotguns in the eye
You know how I feel
SoLs fly by
You know how I feel

It’s a new dawn
But it’s the same snarl
And the same look
Looming over

]]> By: Arbusto http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858114 Arbusto Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:58:04 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858114 <p>Too bad We the People are utterly helpless to redress the wrongs perpetrated in our name by the past and present Government. Obama seems bent on protecting his class of Oligarchs.</p> Too bad We the People are utterly helpless to redress the wrongs perpetrated in our name by the past and present Government. Obama seems bent on protecting his class of Oligarchs.

]]> By: oregondave http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858100 oregondave Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:49:30 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858100 <p>From <a href="http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/40962/title/Bullies_brains_empathize%2C_but_with_a_twist" rel="nofollow">Science News</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>When viewing clips of people intentionally inflicting pain, adolescents with conduct disorder showed brain activity patterns suggesting, as expected, that they have trouble controlling their emotion, the researchers reported. Their study appears in the February issue of Biological Psychology.</p> <p>Decety said the findings may have implications for intervention programs. Negative feedback, for example, may not work with adolescents who gain pleasure from such a response.</p> <p>“If you enjoy it, you do it again,” Decety said.</p></blockquote> <p>Remind anyone of a recent President?</p> From Science News:

When viewing clips of people intentionally inflicting pain, adolescents with conduct disorder showed brain activity patterns suggesting, as expected, that they have trouble controlling their emotion, the researchers reported. Their study appears in the February issue of Biological Psychology.

Decety said the findings may have implications for intervention programs. Negative feedback, for example, may not work with adolescents who gain pleasure from such a response.

“If you enjoy it, you do it again,” Decety said.

Remind anyone of a recent President?

]]> By: Seventhson http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858088 Seventhson Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:44:26 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858088 <p>Please see my diary entry, a response to this piece, at the following link</p> <p><a href="http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/4258" rel="nofollow">http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/4258</a></p> <p>Suffice it to say the “outrage” over AIG really pisses me off when I hear “crickets” in the white house over the ICRC report and the revelations from Seymour Hersh about the Cheney death squads.</p> <p>Scares the shit out of me as they are probably still plenty active. They never cared about the law before, why should they now?</p> Please see my diary entry, a response to this piece, at the following link

http://oxdown.firedoglake.com/diary/4258

Suffice it to say the “outrage” over AIG really pisses me off when I hear “crickets” in the white house over the ICRC report and the revelations from Seymour Hersh about the Cheney death squads.

Scares the shit out of me as they are probably still plenty active. They never cared about the law before, why should they now?

]]> By: Styve http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858072 Styve Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:34:45 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858072 <p>What about the news item that was floating around when Mike Connell’s plane went down, that he was responsible for setting up a live-feed for the Bush WH, so that the Sec. Def., VP and others could watch torture sessions?? That item disappeared as quickly as it surfaced. I bet Brad Friedman of Bradblog has it.</p> What about the news item that was floating around when Mike Connell’s plane went down, that he was responsible for setting up a live-feed for the Bush WH, so that the Sec. Def., VP and others could watch torture sessions?? That item disappeared as quickly as it surfaced. I bet Brad Friedman of Bradblog has it.

]]> By: Styve http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858061 Styve Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:30:13 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858061 <p>Well said!!</p> Well said!!

]]> By: puravida http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858059 puravida Mon, 16 Mar 2009 20:29:22 +0000 http://firedoglake.com/2009/03/16/what-yoo-hath-wrought-the-icrc-report-on-us-torture/#comment-1858059 <p>That, or they got off on watching the films.</p> That, or they got off on watching the films.

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