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The rule of law demands it
Published Tuesday, April 28, 2009
President Reagan once called America a “shining city on the hill” to describe our democracy and the beacon of hope it provides to the world.
But under President Bush, that view of a nation whose moral authority rests on the rule of law was cast into a deep pit of darkness with the White House-approved use of torture on terrorism suspects.
Late last week, the Justice Department provided the fullest accounting to date of that when it released memos detailing brutal interrogation techniques that were based on the perverted legal opinions of Bush administration attorneys. ...
Within days of taking office, President Obama renounced torture and said the interrogation methods would never be used again. It was an important move to restore America’s moral standing around the globe.
He advanced further up the high ground in releasing the memos and condemning what he called “a dark and painful chapter in our history.” ...
The memos show the need for a complete investigation into the circumstances that gave rise to torture and the people in the most senior reaches of the Bush administration who approved the criminal practices.
The best way to accomplish that is creation of an independent, bipartisan panel modeled on the 9/11 Commission that would release its findings for Americans, and the world, to see.
The whole truth, and nothing but the truth, must be known to ensure this never happens again.
The rule of law demands it.
-- Florida Today
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Posted by Blue_Sky (anonymous) on April 29, 2009 at 12:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Absolutely correct!!!
Posted by uglydog65 (anonymous) on April 29, 2009 at 6:06 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Better a few million US citizen dead than 8 terrorist catch a cold going through what many pledges go through trying to join a fraternity, but wait the terrorist have doctors standing by. We can't return some terrorist to China because we worry about the safety of the terrorist. The ones we have released have gone back to killing US personnel. The ones we have left are being terrorist by making them fat. We should exchange them for Americans, but we can not because the terrorist mutilate and kill the soldiers they capture. I can not repeat what I have heard from some military personnel returning from the war. Yes I can, certain parts of the body were cut off and stuffed down the throats of your fathers, sons, brothers and husbands. I hope they were already dead before this was done. May God have mercy on these soldiers and there families.
Posted by uglydog65 (anonymous) on April 29, 2009 at 7:29 p.m. (Suggest removal)
For anyone that missed the editorial cartoon today. The Obama administration is working diligently on the swine flu problem, but as of this time has found no way to blame it on the Bush administration, but are still trying.
Posted by alonecitygal (anonymous) on May 2, 2009 at 12:57 a.m. (Suggest removal)
How can this be proved. Stats need to be checked swine flu was around in the 70's!! UP NORTH!!
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