Akalyte Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 First someone calls him the "worst terrorist in human history" (they dont know their history) then they say his administration is the worst in US history(they still dont know their history) and now they want to impeach him. The people making these claims, they are making them because they are immoral and cant handle having a pro-life Christian in office. They want a president who calls good evil and evil good, kind of like Johnny Kerry.
Jaime Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 [quote name='Akalyte' date='Jan 17 2006, 04:24 AM']First someone calls him the "worst terrorist in human history" (they dont know their history) then they say his administration is the worst in US history(they still dont know their history) and now they want to impeach him. The people making these claims, they are making them because they are immoral and cant handle having a pro-life Christian in office. They want a president who calls good evil and evil good, kind of like Johnny Kerry. [right][snapback]858518[/snapback][/right] [/quote] Calling a pig an eagle doesn't make him fly. Saying Bush is pro-life doesn't make him pro-life either.
peacenluvbaby Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 On the torture issue: Check out this article and its links to see what the Bush administration and Bush himself have said. [url="http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62516-2004Jun22?language=printer"]http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A...anguage=printer[/url] As far as the Geneva Convention not applying to "terrorists", "al Qaida" and "Taliban" combatants...this is only minimally debateable. As a matter of what is known as international law - codified and "common" law - the Conventions govern the actions of the signatories towards other combatants. If a country/army is not a signatory, those combatants are still protected because of the Geneva Convention codes which are supposed to restrict the actions of the signatories, in this case, the US. Secondly, we are all forgetting that torture is also prohibited under the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to which the US is also a signatory. Thirdly, Bush's pro-life ( regarding abortion) position is irrelevant to whether he overstepped his bounds and broke the law in allowing or ordering wire taps and such. Two separate issues. And please, dont insult us by saying he is "pro-life" we should say "anti-abortion" because there is nothing pro-life about his positions regarding the death penalty, pre-emptive war, civilian casualties, migrant rights etc. Ok? Lastly, isnt it curious that no Red Cross, UN or Human Rights observers have been allowed in Guatanamo? hmmm.... and that the Bush administration has been known to "condemn" torture, but play with the definition. Is waterboarding torture? or does human organ failure need to occur? Lastly, I dont think the media people are smoking anything when they bring to light violations by the Bush administration. Come on people - think about how much coverage Clinton got for "Whitewater" a real estate deal that occured before his presidency. I think Human Rights, Torture, Illegal Wire Taps, and the WHOLE PATRIOT ACT are completely unconstitutional and violations of numerous treaties to which the US is party, that guarantee these Rights!!!!! Peace people! I hope none of us ever gets blown up because some other country KNOWS that we have WMDs!!!!!!
philothea Posted January 17, 2006 Posted January 17, 2006 Premptive for the newbie. I like and agree with your post, peacenluv, but it probably will not be well received here.
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