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Funny thing is
Q.E.D.
TB
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5/2/2009 5:35:20 PM
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By the way, how's that Jewel vs. NSA case going?
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We Could Have Done This the Right Way - How Ali Soufan, an FBI agent, got Abu Zubaydah to talk without torture.
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z
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4/30/2009 8:59:58 PM
A pro
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E.P.
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5/1/2009 9:23:54 PM
Interesting...
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TB
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4/30/2009 11:26:11 PM
That's like saying that we should never speak of how terribly wrong FDR was
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z
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5/1/2009 2:52:55 AM
And how long did that take? Not until 1980.
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TB
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5/1/2009 3:01:41 AM
So you want us to wait until all the people involved are dead?
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Mary Anne
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5/1/2009 1:44:10 PM
Why did they wait last time?
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TB
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5/1/2009 5:53:22 PM
"It's about ripping the head off the Bush Administration and pissing down the neck"
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Lindy
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5/2/2009 3:31:13 PM
Wrong party? You don't see any other difference between FDR and W?
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alcaray
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5/1/2009 11:52:02 PM
Quite a few.
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TB
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5/2/2009 12:48:59 AM
Wow
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alcaray
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5/2/2009 4:35:37 AM
Funny thing is
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Buck Galaxy
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5/2/2009 4:11:37 AM
Q.E.D.
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TB
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5/2/2009 5:35:20 PM
Perhaps you have it, TB
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E.P.
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5/1/2009 9:26:20 PM
The point (and there is one):
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Mary Anne
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5/1/2009 1:00:40 AM
re: The point (and there is one):
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TB
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5/1/2009 2:32:40 AM
With the release of the memos, people who were torn between their orders and their consciences are now free to speak.
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Mary Anne
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5/1/2009 1:27:56 PM
How long do shame, anger, and disgust last?
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alcaray
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5/1/2009 5:21:17 AM
Does the spotlight feel uncomfortable?
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Buck Galaxy
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5/1/2009 2:48:50 AM
You know Buck...
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/1/2009 3:37:45 AM
It's delightful that you are so eager for there to be a terror attack to rehabilitate your hero.
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Mary Anne
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5/1/2009 2:25:40 PM
No, I;m not eager.
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/1/2009 9:06:21 PM
Torture has been proven to be unreliable for getting information so your entire premise is wrong.
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Buck Galaxy
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5/1/2009 4:42:45 AM
And GHWB was responsible for the 1st WTC attack right?.
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SDAI-Tech1
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5/1/2009 5:03:59 AM
Torture degrades civil law. Martial law starts with that.
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Mary Anne
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5/1/2009 1:32:41 PM
For me, or those trying to move it?
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TB
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5/1/2009 2:54:05 AM
American principles, values, are important to liberals.
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Bowser
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4/30/2009 11:53:54 PM
For example, the Constitution. Here's one Conservative view.
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Bowser
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5/1/2009 12:56:57 AM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.