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EraOfResponsibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 11:59 AM Original message |
Eric Holder just said he'll allow the evidence of torture to lead him where it may |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:01 PM Response to Original message |
1. With any luck, it means he's trying not to scare his potential indictees |
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EraOfResponsibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:12 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. makes sense n/t |
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Jackpine Radical (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. He just said waterboarding is torture. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
4. What he means is this: |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Read Jack Goldsmith's "Terror Presidency" and you'll see that "torture" |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Everything I've read from this administration suggests to me |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
8. I think you would find the "Terror Presidency" an interesting read. |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
5. That means "Don't hold your breath for any indictments against Bush officials" |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #5 |
10. If they were planning to do it. Do you really think they would mention it before they take office? |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #10 |
15. If they were planning on doing it, then you wouldn't have comments |
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Thrill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 04:58 PM Response to Reply #15 |
16. I think they left the door open. You certainly wouldn't say you're going to do it |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 05:23 PM Response to Reply #16 |
17. You don't think he is not doing that already? |
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wmbrew0206 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 05:26 PM Response to Reply #16 |
18. Also, which do you think is more important to Obama: |
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EraOfResponsibility (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 03:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
14. I wouldn't go that far |
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Kber (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 12:49 PM Response to Original message |
9. Well, I HOPE it means that he'll bring charges against the developers of torutre policy |
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MarjorieG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 01:02 PM Response to Original message |
11. Means we may want prosecution at top, but do we also want 4 yrs of lower level getting.lawyered up, |
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SuperTrouper (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 01:03 PM Response to Original message |
12. Bad news for Cheney, Rumsfeld and Bush |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
13. It should mean that the pardon pen will be in overdrive through 11:59 Tuesday |
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blendermax (112 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. Holder defended death squads in Columbia |
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TheKentuckian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Jan-15-09 08:07 PM Response to Reply #19 |
20. Some folks see America as a completely seperate deal |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-09 10:57 AM Response to Reply #20 |
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uponit7771 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-09 10:59 AM Response to Original message |
22. Good cop bad cop being played here, Obama's not going to touch this but others can attack at will... |
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changemonger (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-16-09 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
23. don't hold your breath. |
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