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Sunday, Nov 8, 2009
I'm picking this one of the 20 or so news articles on this because of the stunningly appropriate graphics, hey, let's keep the fear going now that Joe runs Homeland Security!
http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6275546
She has been found to be unable to understand the charges against her or assist in her defense. Pretty strange for a Ph.D. neuroscientist specializing in visual training of the brain, who was shot twice because she was masterminding a plot to kill off New York City by carrying around maps of the Statue of Liberty in Ghazni, Afghanistan.
Explain this. How did she get unfit to stand trial? She wasn't an adolescent when she disappeared and she isn't one now. How does she come up with visual and auditory hallucinations and inappropriate ability to reject their reality? How does she come up with Axis I depressive psychosis? Are those just al Qaeda mastermind tactics to infiltrate the U.S. and use skills acquired in biological anthropology to create biological warfare devices that Americans require a Bruce Ivins to create?
There is a credible accusation of torture against the U.S. government. There is a victim in custody who is unfit to stand trial for unknown reasons. There is a Clinton appointed federal judge (Robert Berman) of the Southern District of New York and a U.S. Attorney (Michael J. Garcia) of dubious political neutrality (Elliot Spitzer anyone?) who are refusing to order any investigation of the accusation whatsoever. Judge Berman is in violation of international law for not investigating credible allegations of torture. The American system of justice now appears unable to correct wrongdoing of the very government that puts people on trial and appoints the judges. Every lawyer who supports this kind of justice should look carefully and hard at its consequences.
The case comes to court tomorrow again when Berman will consider forced medication. It also comes to court tomorrow again when the Sind High Court considers a petition against the Pakistani government. Sooner or later, the people who allegedly tortured this woman should be put on trial, the person she allegedly aided should be allowed to testify about his suicide attempt at Guantanamo, and the Administration officials who put in place this foul stain on humanity should go to jail.
I am very angry, and I need someone to prove that the wheels of justice really work at this point. Prove that the U.S. is capable of prosecuting one of the most heinous crimes known to man when the government is accused of it, or cram your apparently only-in-the-abstract rule of law. Even if she's the worst al Qaeda terrorist in the history of mankind, this is not fair, and not human, and the silence of the ACLU and other organizations that say they stand for human rights is frigging awesome. Prove you really stand up for what you believe. Because I no longer believe you prima facie.
According to Isikoff.
http://www.blog.newsweek.com/blogs/poweringup/archive/2008/11/18/obama-s-attorney-general.aspx
My dear Kitt,
I'm not 'your dear' anything or anyone.
I SHOO you and you FOAD me?
Yeah. So?
You are a rude and fearsome man.
Indeed. So?
I am astonished and terrified.
You shouldn't be astonished but you're welcome to be terrified since that seems to be your general condition anyway. You've already stated a thousand times that you're terrified that Obama might not be an American citizen. That kind of thinking is beyond terrified all the way out to paranoid.
I shall tremble in fear each time I trod upon turf which has been marked by your scent!
Do what you feel you must do. Who gives a shit? Besides you?
Give my regards to the crew of Knight Rider.
That kind of "humor" is why Jon Stewart is hugely successful while FOX's Republican humor show lasted about minus ten, nine, eighth, seven, six and so on.
Don't you remember the rest of the story? Carter had a "White House Conference on the Family" (or some bullshit title) to bring the religious social orgs in contact with the Government so they could do great faith-debased things together. But Carter wanted to include all types of families, even those headed by, say, two women. The Evangelicals turned their backs on him, left the conference and ran to the waiting arms of the Republicans. They quickly adjusted their theology to fit the Repub's laissez faire and militarism. And they have been happy together ever since.
I have lost track of days. And trolls. I thought the feud happened yesterday, but then I've been in a fog (and smoke) the past 10 days or so. Yes, that's my excuse. Fog and smoke. Guess I have to quit moonlighting as an action hero in those special effects flicks, which also means I have to give Pedinska back her tights and thigh-high patent-leather boots.
I eagerly await today's troll award. And I think it's only fair to the awardees that you spell out the guidelines for selection. I'm wondering if it's purely executive authority or if it's a back-room deal or committee-driven choice.
To what are you referring?
I sometimes fear for your sanity, my dear automotive miracle.
Is it possible that you are hallucinating once again? You know that the medications sometimes can play tricks on one's mind. I suppose referring to phantom posts is preferable to some things.
Take care my dear KITT.
VROOOOOM!
casual_observer wrote:
Asked what it would mean if Lieberman kept his chairmanship, one Senate Democratic aide said bluntly: "The left has been foiled again. They can rant and rage but they still do not put the fear into folks to actually change their votes. Their influence would be in question."
Much like other groups, the progressives have little choice. They will support the Democratic Party no matter what. They yell bad words at those that support 3rd parties, so that is out. Ain't no damn way they vote Republican ever.
So what can they do?
Glenn says that in the primaries they need to support the best Democratic candidate even if that might hurt the party in the general election. Many jumped on his case for writing that: but now we see what he was talking about.
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The survivor and author is upset about comparisons some on the right are making to genocide
Once seen as a lunatic fringe, reactionary anti-women groups are courting respectability
Salon headlines in your mailbox
