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And a BIG Fuck You to you too FreakinDJ Aug 2013 #1
Your response is baffling to me. lark Aug 2013 #130
I think the poster was just responding to the middle finger from the DOJ to the rest of us NuclearDem Aug 2013 #161
Obama's DOJ is saying "Fuck You to ALL Americans" FreakinDJ Aug 2013 #165
Pretty much...what you gonna do anyway...you're a Nation of Cowards Supersedeas Aug 2013 #172
Who wants to lay bets on which talking points we'll hear in favor of this? last1standing Aug 2013 #2
They're carrying in the stone tablets now..... Segami Aug 2013 #40
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I am sorry but I am a bit confused by your post, could you edd context to it. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #144
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Well I wish they would prosecute these people but I understand the DOJ has to do it's job. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #147
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Pelosi made a huge mistake in not impeaching him. hrmjustin Aug 2013 #149
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link to slightly more balanced article uhnope Aug 2013 #49
ODS suffers. He lost me when he said that GHW Bush made America a 'gentler, kinder country' roguevalley Aug 2013 #53
So you agree with Obama & Co defending BushCo? LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #105
Are you shocked to find supporters of Bush war crimes among us? reusrename Aug 2013 #123
Oh, I don't think they ACTUALLY LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #126
This time it's the PNAC crowd that gets their unflinching support. reusrename Aug 2013 #127
I'm guessing here but Phlem Aug 2013 #145
The hits just keep on coming. Autumn Aug 2013 #3
There's that change again. Rec'd n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #4
It's all about inspiring hope. reusrename Aug 2013 #124
Yes, change! Apparently neocons come in two exciting colors: Dark Republican Red, and Zorra Aug 2013 #158
I could not believe my eyes... n/t cactusfractal Aug 2013 #5
Welcome to DU, cactusfractal! calimary Aug 2013 #25
I don't think the Islamic terrorists will like this very much. juajen Aug 2013 #44
Welcome to DU nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #29
I'd be upset if only I was surprised. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #6
+1 n/t Catherina Aug 2013 #12
Doesn't Bradley Manning's sentencing take place tomorrow? Autumn Aug 2013 #36
Yes, irony of ironies. n/t Fire Walk With Me Aug 2013 #41
sadly G_j Aug 2013 #43
It takes a lot for me to really truly cry in pain Mira Aug 2013 #63
I've become cynical enough to get it, G_j Aug 2013 #66
Your last sentence is spot on. CrispyQ Aug 2013 #86
+1,000 malaise Aug 2013 #81
I was surprised! (that it took this long). nt silvershadow Aug 2013 #17
Nothing shocks me any more. SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #155
That's fucked up gopiscrap Aug 2013 #7
Come on people...you guys need to be realistic Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #8
So Obama is protecting war criminals JoeyT Aug 2013 #9
I think we can all agree that the Bush admin committed war crimes Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #18
So what's the point in having laws against war crimes? Simply something we can apply to others? leveymg Aug 2013 #30
I agree. If there were ever grounds for a special exception, it is for the Bush Administration. Enthusiast Aug 2013 #82
So Obama is covering W's crimes to protect his own? HooptieWagon Aug 2013 #62
I'm not defending it Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #108
Please keep defending this position LondonReign2 Aug 2013 #110
I'm not defending anything Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #111
So When Do We Get Our Pardon - Get Of Jail Card - For Past Transgressions? cantbeserious Aug 2013 #134
Bush admin officials were never pardoned Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #135
That's The Point - The Obama DOJ Is Protecting Them From Prosecution cantbeserious Aug 2013 #136
Yes, they are Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #137
Well Then What Does That Say About Our Society - A Dead Or Dying Myth - I'd Say cantbeserious Aug 2013 #138
Nixon was pardoned by Ford. former9thward Aug 2013 #169
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is change we can believe in. NuclearDem Aug 2013 #162
Thanks. Wilms Aug 2013 #14
I don't think it's OK Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #20
Agreed. Wilms Aug 2013 #23
I heard people tell me that gay marriage will never happen in my lifetime Downtown Hound Aug 2013 #122
"the current DOJ" Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #71
Wait wait wait wait, BACK THE FUCK UP... Scootaloo Aug 2013 #89
I'm not defending anything Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #109
Your phrasing leaves much to be desired Scootaloo Aug 2013 #114
I don't really care how "other people" interpret my post Cali_Democrat Aug 2013 #116
Apparently. n/t Wilms Aug 2013 #119
Based on that, can we agree that Obama is, at best, ordinary? Stinky The Clown Aug 2013 #142
Now, why aren't people screaming about this? ProSense Aug 2013 #10
Because they wanted to give you a moment... Wilms Aug 2013 #16
So you're cool with this being kept on the down low? ProSense Aug 2013 #28
A hit against the President? Wilms Aug 2013 #31
Well, that certainly shows your compassion. n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #33
The picture illustrates what you support. You should embrace your position rather than run from it. xocet Aug 2013 #60
nice. Phlem Aug 2013 #141
Perhaps because DU is the massive cloud of dust that is the incubator of stars. mick063 Aug 2013 #24
Pretending there is no outrage about this doesn't remove the onus for defending war criminals MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #61
It just happened today. Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #72
Because it is not a surprise. It wont be a surprise when Obama pardons them either. rhett o rick Aug 2013 #128
This should be all over TV news, and would be if the networks... polichick Aug 2013 #129
someone sues them in 2013 case and bushcheneny et all made themselves immune long ago. Sunlei Aug 2013 #11
DoJ represents the government. geek tragedy Aug 2013 #13
The suit alledges the planning preceded the administration. Wilms Aug 2013 #19
Yawn. Proceed with your temper tantrum. nt geek tragedy Aug 2013 #22
Perhaps you'll read the .pdf. Wilms Aug 2013 #26
So you care so little about this important issue that it makes you yawn? totodeinhere Aug 2013 #102
The statement says that Bush was President carrying out US policy in that role geek tragedy Aug 2013 #104
But that policy was wrong, immoral and illegal. That seems pretty controversial to me. n/t totodeinhere Aug 2013 #107
THe idiots detailed their plan on the PNAC website. joeunderdog Aug 2013 #160
That is surprising. Wilms Aug 2013 #163
Tell that to Joachim von Ribbentrop Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #79
And the government can defend them without being said to approve of what they did treestar Aug 2013 #92
Now it's "emo types", huh? Ocelot Aug 2013 #100
They let their emotions rule treestar Aug 2013 #166
Pot, meet kettle (N/T) Ocelot Aug 2013 #167
For years I have wondered, "Where is the outrage?" young_at_heart Aug 2013 #15
one does not prosecute others for what one is doing oneself, got it? nt msongs Aug 2013 #21
^^^^this^^^^ nadinbrzezinski Aug 2013 #27
Obama lied and illegally invaded a country? n/t ProSense Aug 2013 #34
No but he's apparently defending it neverforget Aug 2013 #37
Yes in their world he did, they hate him that much uponit7771 Aug 2013 #67
He did not. Mira Aug 2013 #69
me too questionseverything Aug 2013 #103
Pakistan? Libya? Yemen? Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #73
I'm glad you brought those up. bvar22 Aug 2013 #121
Obama defends war criminals. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #91
Government gone wild. New 2013 video: Miami Beach Spring Break. L0oniX Aug 2013 #97
Let's see who Obama has concern over. OnyxCollie Aug 2013 #98
...and DU frets over the use of repuke talking points when this admin is expanding the Bush Stasi. L0oniX Aug 2013 #99
+1... SammyWinstonJack Aug 2013 #157
Well, the DOJ appears to be correct when it says this about the Bush administration: sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #32
The suit alledges that this started before they stole the WH. Wilms Aug 2013 #35
I don't know anything about this suit, I just found out about it, so I cannot comment sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #46
"defend and protect the Constitution . . . " CrispyQ Aug 2013 #87
Perhaps I need to review ancient US law, something that is increasingly required. mick063 Aug 2013 #39
Technically, we haven't declared war since 1942. progressoid Aug 2013 #56
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Robert L. Jackson Chief U.S. Prosecutor at the Nuremberg Tribunals G_j Aug 2013 #38
I wonder when the US decided to abandon its own rules on leaders 'leading their sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #47
out the window.. G_j Aug 2013 #59
So sad. How fast it can happen, and with hardly a whimper, the downfall of a nation. sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #78
1953 Dulles Bros. bring BFEE public. Octafish Aug 2013 #156
It's been a very dark period in our history. I wonder how it will be viewed a century from now sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #159
I got nothing to say that's fit to type. JEB Aug 2013 #42
+1 countmyvote4real Aug 2013 #54
Not JUST getting off Scot free... bvar22 Aug 2013 #120
My gosh Iliyah Aug 2013 #45
Has DU always equalled ODS? uhnope Aug 2013 #48
What is ODS? nt Why Syzygy Aug 2013 #75
ods is SwampG8r Aug 2013 #88
it's an accusation leveled by ass kissers and sycophants whenever dear leader is critiqued.. frylock Aug 2013 #93
Obama Derangement Syndrome uhnope Aug 2013 #113
Obama's protecting fucking war criminals NuclearDem Aug 2013 #164
goddammit AtomicKitten Aug 2013 #50
Read "The Pentagon Papers" or Dan Ellsbergs memoirs. Fuddnik Aug 2013 #51
Look forward, not back! blackspade Aug 2013 #52
He didn't dare set that precedent. MotherPetrie Aug 2013 #57
Here is an interesting quote from Edmund Burke.... xocet Aug 2013 #55
K&R Solly Mack Aug 2013 #58
CHANGE? Yeah right! nt alp227 Aug 2013 #64
Wesley Clark 2007 'this was a coup' Ichingcarpenter Aug 2013 #65
K&R'd & bookmarked. snot Aug 2013 #68
Try what I do. Half-Century Man Aug 2013 #70
So being a war criminal is legitimate purpose of office now??? WTF? on point Aug 2013 #74
I Didn't Read Everything About This But...... global1 Aug 2013 #76
Mass murder under the shield of a government polynomial Aug 2013 #77
Sovereign immunity tularetom Aug 2013 #80
Change... Democracyinkind Aug 2013 #83
Nice. They can't do a DAMN thing about the blatant, racist voter suppression Triana Aug 2013 #84
AND AGAIN THE FAR LEFT WINS NOTHING Capt. Obvious Aug 2013 #85
I'm not sure if this can be repaired. Scootaloo Aug 2013 #90
This message was self-deleted by its author QuestForSense Aug 2013 #94
"with liberty and justice for all" - Bush, Cheney, Snowden, Manning... polichick Aug 2013 #95
Yea ok fuck the law ...it means nothing then and now. Thanks for confirming that DOJ. n/t L0oniX Aug 2013 #96
K & R !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #101
Some are too big to jail. Manning, Snowden are a totally different story! bullwinkle428 Aug 2013 #106
So now, by making them immune from 'war crimes prosecution', They_Live Aug 2013 #112
Until the laws apply equally to all Americans Rex Aug 2013 #115
^^this^^ nt LaydeeBug Aug 2013 #125
So we are "looking backward" inasmuch as we're DirkGently Aug 2013 #117
disgusting n/t RainDog Aug 2013 #118
This is why Iraq was invaded. WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2013 #131
That's what will be argued FWIW. Wilms Aug 2013 #139
Almost word for word didn't it? Tiredofthesame Aug 2013 #154
Sort of leaped right off the page at you, didn't it? WHEN CRABS ROAR Aug 2013 #168
Aww...how cute. They're all sticking up for one another. That's REAL friendship! nt NorthCarolina Aug 2013 #132
Proof Positive That Obama Has Turned On The American People And Democratic Principles cantbeserious Aug 2013 #133
The DOJ has no choice but to do this. obxhead Aug 2013 #140
Makes me want to throw up, Tiredofthesame Aug 2013 #151
my president is officially a warmonger... Agony Aug 2013 #152
remember when we were told in 2008 that the democrats had won the election? Doctor_J Aug 2013 #153
I am sure that this is sensibleŽ TransitJohn Aug 2013 #170
It's because Obama doesn't want them coming after him for his war crimes. alarimer Aug 2013 #171
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