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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:00 AM

The suppressed fact: Deaths by U.S. torture

The unstated premise of every torture debate -- that it was safely applied to a handful of detainees -- is false

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Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:08 PM

omooex

your really stupid.

I see what you did there. You're funny.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:10 PM

harpie

Looks like the shift changes at 6:53pm.

N/T -- harpie

No. The shift never changes around here. It's the same fucking morons patting each other on the back and attacking those who are correct.

You really should treat Heru better. He's a peaceful guy at heart. And besides I don't think he actually harbors ill will toward any of you the way I do.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:13 PM

Sinnard

If you've got to score your points about the difference between your and you're, its time to admit you've got no point to make.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:15 PM

Adnoto

And besides I don't think he actually harbors ill will toward any of you the way I do.

What silly bullshit. I've no doubt a 12 year old girl would kick your ass in a fight, but so fucking what, anyway? Now, you're going to try to intimidate people on the internet? Is your penis really that small?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:21 PM

lol

If you've got to score your points about the difference between your and you're, its time to admit you've got no point to make. -- omooex

Says the filth with over FIVE THOUSAND comments written in an effort to "score points."

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:23 PM

"You really should treat Heru better. He's a peaceful guy at heart" by another idiot

Posted during March 2009, at an anonymous forum on the worldwide web

1.)“heru-ur:

If I were Glenn, I would give folks like me a few warnings not to engage in endless pissing contests and do a month long "time out" if that did not work. Then a total ban the second time.

I find that I have a weakness; ignoring insults.

But, you are correct in that Glenn ain't a gonna do it that way.”

2.)“heru-ur:

You hit the nail on the head. I think Glenn should do a lot more house cleaning. Perhaps I should be the first one banned, but even so; he should clean house once in a while. I have said this to him several times in the open forum — I never e-mail anyone.

I am also getting a tad weary of it, perhaps I should refrain from posting for a while.”

Just not weary enough as far as I'm concerned, and probably many others agree.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:25 PM

adnoto

don't listen to the haters. It's been an interesting day learning more about how everything works. Check out these gems:

http://letters.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/06/30/accountability/permalink/b564de69177a716e22b6996e13b0c3dd.html

In the real world of political solutions, you have to give up some of your beliefs to make others work

--omooex the principled

http://letters.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/06/30/accountability/permalink/7e3aededcb763ae19dae848596eb6d3c.html

There won't be any end to the prison practices in Afghanistan. These anti-war people would pull the troops out and leave the prisons and torture there, totally blissfully unaware that there's anything below the surface. And the pro-war people, everyone here knows they fully approve of the prisons and tortures. And if we pull out and leave? Twenty years will go by, and someone from the West will have cause to go there again. And they'll write cute little stories on antiwar.com about how those prisons are part of their culture, and have been like that for these simple tribal people for thousands of years. I agree, it's racism.

--antiwar ondelette

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:27 PM

Coming from heru-ur and Sinnard

I wonder just why they are so keen to associate with baby-killing war-mongers. Or is this their equivalent of shouting at the TV set?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:29 PM

Adnoto

Really? I did it to score points? With who? Most of my comments have been written about things I'm passionate about and to express my beliefs. I do post a lot because I love writing and because I believe strongly in certain things.

I express my beliefs here in order to hone them. I hone them by putting them up against the beliefs of others and seeing what fits and what makes sense. That's how I learn and that's how I stay motivated to remain informed and to be a more critical thinker. That's also why I write a blog, which Chris Sinnard notes, not many people read. I've been writing it for five years; out of it have come four articles published in national journals. And I do it to remain plugged in to events, because its difficult to stay motivated with the avalanche of bullshit that the media throws at you. Most of all, I do it to fight powerlessness, to claim a space in the world for my beliefs. You can't shame me about the volume of stuff I post on the internet. I'm glad I've done it, and I'm going to keep on doing it. If the space is any proof, there are a lot of perspectives that I can bring to the table that are seldom heard around here.

You've been posting the same stupid thing here for years. Once would have been enough, since you've no real interest in engaging anyone. I've never read a comment from you that emerged from a sincere place or any effort to engage. Everyone knows about it now. You're just a troll like Sinnard and Heru, with no interest in changing things and no perspective that's worth a shit.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:33 PM

"You've been posting the same stupid thing here for years."

Like all that stuff about how Obama was going to continue Bush's policies? That stupid stuff?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:33 PM

Jimmy

Just not weary enough as far as I'm concerned, and probably many others agree. -- Jim Montague

Well, I am weary of you and yours. So, there we are.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:34 PM

@ Chris Sinnard

Your post consisted of two parts.

1] We need to just leave […], and

2] The economy is in the tank.

So I thought the points were related.

I didn’t state an opinion about the effect of military spending on our economy, and your pretending that I did doesn't change that fact.

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 07:36 PM

Chris Sinnard

No, about how voting for McCain is the answer. And how about Glenn should lead a movement on his command. And how he's the only one that knew that Democrats are just about as bad as Republicans. That's the stupid shit I'm talking about. As opposed to your stupid shit, which boils down to--if only the Republicans had voted for Ron Paul none of this would be happening.

You're both useless idiots.

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