Comments on: More on Torture Tapes

By: mudkitty

mudkitty — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:19:16 +0000

I’m just wondering what your point is. I don’t really think that you’re all that “consumed” with my compassion, spirit, or deeds.

In fact, I find your comment, insincere. At Xmas time, no less.

By: Retired

Retired — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 18:41:12 +0000

No, not at all. I worked for Clinton. I recognize his ability to parse, obfuscate and rationalize, which is much more elegant and superior to that of George Bush.

Besides, I do not hate. If I see merits and flaws in an individual, I acknowledge both. The fact that I may recognize and point out a flaw in an individual that I may admire for other qualities makes me a poor politician by current American standards, but not a hater.

Do you hate? If so, who? Why? Do you find hate consuming more and more of your power for compassion in spirit and deed? Give it some thought.

By: Waiting in Texas

Waiting in Texas — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 04:20:52 +0000

thank you for pointing this out. Buzzy left in March 2001, I believe. It was Mayo Shuttak (sp?) that resigned so promptly from Deutsche Bank (AKA ALex Brown) after 9-11. Sorry, my bad.

By: mudkitty

mudkitty — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:42:55 +0000

I take it your point is you’re a die-hard Clinton hater…otherwise?

By: Retired

Retired — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 03:21:21 +0000

I believed that the Bush administration may have learned this from President Clinton. Bill was my tutor, and he was, and still is, the master. Bush pales in comparison.

By: OleHippieChick

OleHippieChick — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:18:16 +0000

All Jose aside, I thought it was an insightful post. It can be picked apart at will, however.

By: OleHippieChick

OleHippieChick — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 00:12:39 +0000

Well, that’s an ah-ha moment for me, R. Thanks.

Since bu$hler has destroyed all familiar terminology, I guess the USA’s request has to include every conceivable alternate term for “enemy combatant.” And for “enhanced.” Etc.

Another true example of bu$hCo’s ability to gum everything to death.

By: Retired

Retired — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 23:05:11 +0000

Well, his lovely wife probably thought of him that way.

By: Retired

Retired — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:55:45 +0000

I am not a lawyter, but having been an intelligence bureaucrat for a bit of time before I retired, I can see how some of my colleagues may have parsed the US Attorney’s request in order to avoid giving up interrogation tapes that may still exist even to this day. Just as a an example, if the US Attorney asked for interrogation tapes of “enemy combatants,” one way around this is that some of those rendered into special interrogation may not have been considered “enemy combatants.” Indeed, there may be several tapes of interrogations still existing that do not reveal any of the so-called “enhanced” interrogation techniques or reveal interrogator identities that have been retained for a variety of reasons, including instructing trainee interrogators how to successfully use other, nonphysical interrogation techniques involving positive psychological reinforcement. It must be realized that field operations officers spend their lives breaking the laws of the countries that they are targetted against on a daily basis. This type of lifestyle, over time, leads to the ability to rationalize actions that others who have not had such experiences would probably consider to be incredibly out of whack.

By: mudkitty

mudkitty — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 22:37:38 +0000

Perfect cover for a Jack Bauer, retired.