depakid
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Thu Aug-26-10 12:26 AM
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| 23. OK, I hadn't seen that specific prohibition |
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Guess dealing with that would require horse trading and political fortitude.
Meaning that we won't see the administration fulfil their promise on this matter, either.
One more reason to be thankful that most people here assume my Oregon accent is Canadian,
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| -Miami Herald: Ramadan at Guantánamo: Nightly force-feedings |
seafan |
Aug-25-10 10:17 PM |
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Horrible, what should we do with the Gitmo captives? |
Uzybone |
Aug-25-10 10:20 PM |
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Why did you snip out the number of detainees this is happening to? |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 10:27 PM |
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That it's happening to ANYONE is a source of shame |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 10:39 PM |
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Should we let them starve? |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 10:47 PM |
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How about using the powers of the executive branch and transferring the detainees elsewhere? |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 10:56 PM |
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Precisely where? And, can you explain how an executive order |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 11:20 PM |
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Ever heard the words: Commander in Chief of the military and the Bureau of Prisons? |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 11:29 PM |
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Right--and the laws of Congress do not apply? |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 11:36 PM |
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More of the "poor weak Obama excuses" |
depakid |
Aug-25-10 11:54 PM |
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The MCA of 2009 prevents detainees from entering America. |
msanthrope |
Aug-26-10 12:10 AM |
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OK, I hadn't seen that specific prohibition |
depakid |
Aug-26-10 12:26 AM |
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(facepalm) |
msanthrope |
Aug-26-10 12:33 AM |
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Well, unless the administration has something that Congress wants |
depakid |
Aug-26-10 12:42 AM |
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That wouldn't make them eat. They could try to starve themselves anywhere. n/t |
pnwmom |
Aug-25-10 11:26 PM |
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It's not a binary equation |
Chulanowa |
Aug-26-10 05:16 AM |
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Is it less of a story to you, with less than 10? n/t |
Jefferson23 |
Aug-25-10 10:54 PM |
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It's a different story. The former implies widespread forced |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 11:07 PM |
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It's different only in number, the story remains the same, no more or less |
Jefferson23 |
Aug-25-10 11:22 PM |
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Double post. n/t |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 10:30 PM |
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Many people don't grasp that America's reputation for humane treatment of prisoners is lost forever. |
seafan |
Aug-25-10 10:50 PM |
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5500-6000 calories a day???? why? that's a calorie level suitable |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-25-10 10:56 PM |
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Great. Now the President is running a "concentration work camp?" |
msanthrope |
Aug-25-10 11:30 PM |
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maybe you should review the functions of question marks. you seem confused. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-25-10 11:59 PM |
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How many calories does torture eat up? |
BeFree |
Aug-26-10 12:06 AM |
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like i care what you think. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-26-10 12:48 AM |
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I care what you think |
BeFree |
Aug-26-10 01:07 AM |
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lol. yeah, it's all *my* fault. because i question the report of 6000 calories per day, |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-26-10 01:46 AM |
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Why do you care if they are being offered the ability to choose? |
msanthrope |
Aug-26-10 12:20 AM |
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um, a menu has the same function. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-26-10 12:42 AM |
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Who is going to know what vegetables they want 2 weeks ahead of time? |
msanthrope |
Aug-26-10 12:54 AM |
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supply takes time everywhere. something wrong with the story or the food service. |
Hannah Bell |
Aug-26-10 01:44 AM |
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No, the USA is. Why are you making this about Obama? |
Ignis |
Aug-26-10 02:21 PM |
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That is all this one ever has. |
Jax |
Aug-26-10 02:23 PM |
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If we can't win their hearts and minds over to America... |
Chulanowa |
Aug-26-10 05:17 AM |
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So it's come to this...cultural and religiously sensitive torture? |
MilesColtrane |
Aug-26-10 12:12 AM |
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obama closed gitmo.. |
frylock |
Aug-26-10 02:16 PM |
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