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Originally Posted by Willravel
When did I say it was okay to shoot someone we've already captured? That doesn't sound like something I'd say. I'll stick with the "what we've defined as torture through prosecutions" definition. If we've prosecuted someone for torture for doing something, it's torture when we do it, too.
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At one point during these posts I pointed out how we used snipers to shoot alleged pirates. I found it interesting that our Navy was portrayed as heroic when the evidence that the men shot was circumstantial. There are no calls for investigation going on, there are no questioned being asked, there is no moral outrage, there was no calls for giving the alleged pirates their day in court, and Obama's moral compass was not questioned for giving the o.k. for what could be considered murder.
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And you lose all the valuable intel in said head. That's not a lack of restraint, it's crazy. Also, it's first degree murder.
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We disagree. What I think is crazy is an inconsistent morality code. It is easy to be a pacifist when one's 'brother' is willing to fight for one's right to be a pacifist. I have a problem reconciling that kind of morality. I have a problem with people who will eat veal, and protest killing baby seals. People who have crocodile skin man bags, but protest drilling for oil in Alaska. People who are outraged when a man in a third world country kills a tiger to protect his livestock and are 50 pounds over weight from eating burgers at fast food joints.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
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WASHINGTON — An internal Justice Department inquiry has concluded that Bush administration lawyers committed serious lapses of judgment in writing secret memorandums authorizing brutal interrogations but that they should not be prosecuted, according to government officials briefed on its findings.
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I think the Obama Justice Department lacks conviction. Those who supported Obama deserve better. And some of us who did not support Obama would love to see this played out in a court of law or for them to shut up.