Comments on: Geneva Tampering http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/ "To Bigotry No Sanction, To Persecution No Assistance" Fri, 11 Apr 2008 03:25:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: What do torture mean? » The Allen Almanac http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-855 What do torture mean? » The Allen Almanac Tue, 19 Sep 2006 06:11:13 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-855 [...] There is a letter from a Gulf War (I) veteran on his experiences in that war on Andrew Sullivan’s blog in the spirit of Colin Powell’s letter. …they could have fought. Not won, no they couldn’t have won, but they could have fought. Instead, they chose to surrender. [...] […] There is a letter from a Gulf War (I) veteran on his experiences in that war on Andrew Sullivan’s blog in the spirit of Colin Powell’s letter. …they could have fought. Not won, no they couldn’t have won, but they could have fought. Instead, they chose to surrender. […]

]]> By: twincats http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-837 twincats Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:09:04 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-837 Gads! If WE don't have to abide by the Geneva Convention, who does?? Damn right it puts our troops at risk because the second we refuse to abide by international law, we cease to be protected by it! Gads! If WE don’t have to abide by the Geneva Convention, who does??

Damn right it puts our troops at risk because the second we refuse to abide by international law, we cease to be protected by it!

]]> By: James Allen http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-835 James Allen Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:55:31 +0000 http://jdallen.org/news/geneva-tampering/#comment-835 The more I read about this, the more pissed I get. <blockquote><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Bush.html?hp&ex=1158379200&en=de6c2532dee5dca3&ei=5094&partner=homepage" rel="nofollow">Link</a> He (Bush) called it an important debate that ''defines whether or not we can protect ourselves. Congress has got a decision to make.'' ... Responded, ''I wouldn't exactly put it that way'' when asked if he agreed with comments by House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, that Democrats ''are more interested in protecting the terrorists than protecting the American people.'' But, he said, ''there's a difference in attitude'' between Republicans and Democrats.</blockquote> The more I read about this, the more pissed I get.

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He (Bush) called it an important debate that ”defines whether or not we can protect ourselves. Congress has got a decision to make.”
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Responded, ”I wouldn’t exactly put it that way” when asked if he agreed with comments by House Majority Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, that Democrats ”are more interested in protecting the terrorists than protecting the American people.” But, he said, ”there’s a difference in attitude” between Republicans and Democrats.

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