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rhett o rick

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23. If you have a point to make, say it in a statement and not a question.

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Thu May 2, 2013, 12:41 AM

May 2013

Last edited Thu May 2, 2013, 09:00 AM - Edit history (1)

Just sayin.

On edit, I removed the word stupid as that is not conducive to further discussion.

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UN calls force-feeding at Guantanamo ‘torture’ — RT News [View all] discocrisco01 May 2013 OP

I suppose you think they would be better treated under a President Palin administration? MNBrewer May 2013 #1

Are they supposed to be permitted to die? Renew Deal May 2013 #2

Your premise presupposes there are only two options available... LanternWaste May 2013 #5

So should countries give in to prisoners demands whenever they go into a hunger strike? Daniel537 May 2013 #9

They are the two options Renew Deal May 2013 #19

That's what I'm wondering, too. Aside from the whole Gitmo-closing question, what can be done NOW? TwilightGardener May 2013 #6

If you have a point to make, say it in a statement and not a question. rhett o rick May 2013 #23

The point is the question Renew Deal May 2013 #27

I apologize for using the word "stupid". I get frustrated with posts that make rhett o rick May 2013 #32

I think they should be treated humanly and within the law Renew Deal May 2013 #56

Is that not their choice? grahamhgreen May 2013 #34

Is anything their choice at this point? Renew Deal May 2013 #57

roughly speaking, yes zipplewrath May 2013 #33

Those are all great points Renew Deal May 2013 #58

I can't answer your legal question, ZombieHorde May 2013 #51

What about looking at this a different way? Renew Deal May 2013 #59

Emily Davison wrote in her journal of her experiences of being force fed... LanternWaste May 2013 #3

Sensible advice. But that would slow things down for those who don't want thinking to get in the way AnotherMcIntosh May 2013 #7

Thinking only screws up their carefully crafted denial bubble. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #24

Jiminy Christmas! Mistakes were made here folks! GitRDun May 2013 #4

Whoa! mercymechap May 2013 #13

There have been many opportunities for him to push Gitmo closing as a national priority GitRDun May 2013 #14

Yeah, sure there have been many opportunities for mercymechap May 2013 #15

I have two words for you GitRDun May 2013 #17

You'd make a great mercymechap May 2013 #18

Lol nice comeback GitRDun May 2013 #20

I did read your post - mercymechap May 2013 #35

I support Obama as well GitRDun May 2013 #37

Can you spell P R O J E C T I O N? nm rhett o rick May 2013 #25

I can, and I see you're doing mercymechap May 2013 #39

The conservatives are the ones that follow their leader without question. rhett o rick May 2013 #48

I wasn't calling her a conservative because mercymechap May 2013 #49

Oh plez. "she is dissing Obama without giving consideration to the fact that Republicans...." rhett o rick May 2013 #60

If you can explain to me why Obama bears no responsibility for Shaker Aamer's detention GitRDun May 2013 #16

Sure, Obama bears some responsibility, but so does mercymechap May 2013 #44

Ugh GitRDun May 2013 #47

You say that mercymechap May 2013 #50

Congratulations GitRDun May 2013 #55

We remember history differently. House Republicans had zero power to stop anything. Then there 24601 May 2013 #29

You must be remembering the Republican's version mercymechap May 2013 #38

You need to read the articles you cited and read my post. For all the fault of the 24601 May 2013 #43

Obama is supposed to translate democrat seats into votes mercymechap May 2013 #45

I am indeed saying that the President (and Senate Majority Leader) are responsible for 24601 May 2013 #46

The President and the Senate mercymechap May 2013 #52

In those days, the new Congress did not begin in January. The new Congress (the 39th) 24601 May 2013 #61

So what's the alternative? Daniel537 May 2013 #8

Start treating them as people would be first step. Giving access to press and layers without idwiyo May 2013 #11

Wow, what a conundrum. The Obama admin is helpless and cant figure out what to do. nm rhett o rick May 2013 #26

Oscar Wilde wrote this from a prison cell: Bluenorthwest May 2013 #31

K&R idwiyo May 2013 #10

More than half have been cleared for release but we won't release. So their situation is hopeless riderinthestorm May 2013 #12

Just for clarification... Pelican May 2013 #21

Military review boards. Here's a link but there are many other sources with google riderinthestorm May 2013 #22

the problem Niceguy1 May 2013 #28

It isn't that no one wants them magellan May 2013 #42

RT is a pretty crappy source. Here's the UN page: struggle4progress May 2013 #30

I saw an old Henry Fonda movie a couple weeks ago ... Myrina May 2013 #36

Read somewhere warrprayer May 2013 #40

Thanks for posting this information. Most people have no idea it happens. n/t Judi Lynn May 2013 #53

they drink water. It is torture. seperated from peers some ate. Put out insure as the liquid and Sunlei May 2013 #41

This is torture, and there is no damn excuse for it. PDJane May 2013 #54