Senate Report on CIA Torture is out

[Mayhem]

It's Bush, he is absolved of everything, remember Jeb needs a fair shot at presidency. Even for the 9/11 commission, his testimony was not transcribed, was done in his home and was not under oath. The only other person to get treated like this was Dick Chaney...

and everyone knows what a lovely character dick is

[NYC17]

Yeah, it was awesome. Stewart is just fucking fantastic - his stuff is brilliant. Of course Bush knew, but he was "absolved" in the report, for whatever that's worth.

Wait, why would a highly partisan report "absolve" Bush? I can't keep up with all the bullshit.

Maybe it's just a report/evaluation afterall.

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Wait, why would a highly partisan report "absolve" Bush? I can't keep up with all the bullshit.

Maybe it's just a report/evaluation afterall.

its part of the secret democratic plan to try to elect jeb bush president, they are hedging their bets to avoid the crazies.

[Wells]

I believe the CIA directors over the politicians because, you know, politicians.

People who oversaw war crimes say it was ok. Case closed guys.

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Torture them more for killing and hurting those countless innocents!

All terrorists should be slaughtered; think of those recently decapitated, they didn't follow the Geneva Convention.

The law isn't something people "deserve" or "don't deserve". Torture is illegal. Its a war crime.

[Daelak]

People who oversaw war crimes say it was ok. Case closed guys.

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The law isn't something people "deserve" or "don't deserve". Torture is illegal. Its a war crime.

Nuremberg Trials and investigation were just a partisan attack on the one and only fuhrer. I believe SS over liberals.

[Wells]

Nuremberg Trials and investigation were just a partisan attack on the one and only fuhrer. I believe SS over liberals.

Its just nuts when someone says they believe professional spooks over politicians because its politicians who lie.

[Cthulhu 2020]

Nuremberg Trials and investigation were just a partisan attack on the one and only fuhrer. I believe SS over liberals.

Nuremberg trials tried war criminals from the third reich who among other things killed and tortured people.

Your bias is showing.

[Wells]

ummm what?

[Deleted]

General expectations and detailed information are very different things.

Yea.

One stems from naivety, the other stems from knowledge of the industry.

[Mayhem]

Nuremberg trials tried war criminals from the third reich who among other things killed and tortured people.

Your bias is showing.

in the light of the recent bill that finally got rid of social security for nazis living oversea this whole thing becomes even more ridiculous

[Spectral]

People who oversaw war crimes say it was ok. Case closed guys.

Also, they were only following orders, and if Nuremburg taught us anything, it's that you can't prosecute someone that was only following orders.

[Wells]

Also, they were only following orders, and if Nuremburg taught us anything, it's that you can't prosecute someone that was only following orders.

Listen, the 40s were a scary time and Shirō Ishii was just doing what he felt was necessary for his country's safety.

[Spectral]

Listen, the 40s were a scary time and Shirō Ishii was just doing what he felt was necessary for his country's safety.

I wish people didn't conflate Godwin's Rule with stating that someone's wrong - the logic applied by the CIA is fundamentally the same as the logic applied by the SS, Stasi, and every other brutal group charged with "national security" ever.

[Daelak]

Listen, the 40s were a scary time and Shirō Ishii was just doing what he felt was necessary for his country's safety.

Totally, and rectal feeding actually has more health benefits than actually oral feeding, so there.

[breadisfunny]

Nuremberg Trials and investigation were just a partisan attack on the one and only fuhrer. I believe SS over liberals.

those horrible iraqi people were such partisans when they strung poor saddam hussein and lynched him. i believe saddam hussein's claims of innocence. so ungrateful. he built so many palaces for them too.

[dextersmith]

The law isn't something people "deserve" or "don't deserve". Torture is illegal. Its a war crime.

They should've lost their rights when they committed it.

[satimy]

Nuremberg trials tried war criminals from the third reich who among other things killed and tortured people.

Your bias is showing.

Nuremburg trials were a tragedy for justice, the only thing they accomplished was punishing a few nazis and allowing the soviets to pass off all of the horrible they did to the Germans. The nazis should have either been shot in the head or tried in a real court, but dont act like Nuremburg was some legitimate thing.

[belfpala]

but dont act like Nuremburg was some legitimate thing.

real politick is real politick.

[ringpriest]

Well, now we know what torture is "good for":
"Ex-Bush Official: U.S. Tortured Prisoners to Produce False Intel that Built Case for Iraq War"

And, from the NY Times' op-ed pages, a step in the right direction: "Prosecute Torturers and Their Bosses"