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The list of the governments that have persecuted journalists

The Washington Post hails those reporters who face grave danger from the Taliban and the governments of Cuba, Uganda, Zimbabwe and the U.S.

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  • Saturday, November 22, 2008 02:52 AM

    McEagle and someone else ...

    Brother heru-ur

    Me: I am also angry at the president elect who has indicated that he will hold no one responsible for these present crimes against humanity.

    Do you have any direct evidence for this, other than previously reported rumor?

    -- Baldie McEagle

    Someone else asked about evidence that Obama was going to break our hearts, or mine at least, by continuing the American empire and murdering innocent people abroad. Now the bald one asks about holding war criminals accountable. These questions came from last thread and maybe the one before, but they will soon be closed and this one may hold through Saturday, so I'll answer here were they may see the answer.

    First, I have watched every president elected since Eisenhower commit war crimes without anyone being held accountable. Clinton was not impeached over any real crime; only the fake blow-job dog and pony show. Hell, the left hailed his killing of civilians and destroying countries that we had no quarrel with --- all in the name of being "humanitarian" don't ya know.

    Nixon was not held accountable for Vietnam, only a cover-up of a break-in. There were folks in my own family who received orders that show Nixon should have been hung. *(no, I mean hung)*

    So, the evidence of the past says Obama will be a monster also, and that he will protect his fellow monsters.

    But, he is *change* is he not? Well, birds of a feather and all that --- he is appointing Democratic neo-cons. Is that not evidence that he agrees with the neo-con point of view? Is not promising Israel that he will 'do what it takes' to keep Israel "safe" a wee bit of evidence?

    I am thinking of a wager for regulars here who think Obama is the messiah, but I have not had time to think it over. Something along the lines of if a thing happens in the first year of Obama's term one side or the other will leave here forever. But that might hurt Glenn's mission and I would never want to do that. Maybe something else. I'll get back to you on it.

    But evidence? Are you blind? And yes, I know evidence is not proof but we humans often must work without absolute proof. (this is why math proofs are so satisfying to so many)

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