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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:23 PM Original message |
***BREAKING**** Obama to release torture memos |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. Without censorship? Thank God. I was worried. nt |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Doubtful |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Of course there will be some. The question was |
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Adelante (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #9 |
18. I should have known |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:35 PM Response to Reply #18 |
24. None taken. I was sloppy in my language. |
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soccermomforobama (327 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:32 PM Response to Reply #6 |
50. Politico is reporting that the memos will be "lightly" redacted |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #1 |
10. I bet some details will be redacted, probably locations, to some extent |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:30 PM Response to Reply #10 |
13. That's what I meant, yeah. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:41 PM Response to Reply #13 |
30. I think we'll get enough info to "get the picture." But you are quite right |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:33 PM Response to Reply #10 |
19. CIA threatened the Administration about "not" releasing them didn't they? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Reply #19 |
21. I don't think "threatened" is the right word. I know they argued against releasing them, |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:41 PM Response to Reply #21 |
57. To convey to the President in so many words that "If you want our co-operation and support" you need |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:36 PM Response to Reply #19 |
25. Please. Leon Panetta is running the CIA. He's a VERY smart, pragmatic and |
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AirBaud (107 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
2. Bravo Mr. President. |
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Supersedeas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:16 PM Response to Reply #2 |
43. this is a step toward justice...just put one foot in front of the other |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
3. GOOD! |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:26 PM Response to Original message |
4. good news |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
5. That's great news! |
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lisa58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:27 PM Response to Original message |
7. This is great news... |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Reply #7 |
11. I'm getting bugs when I try to rec as well. |
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tekisui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #7 |
14. I can't rec either. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:37 PM Response to Reply #7 |
27. This is happening on another Memos thread, too |
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MUAD_DIB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:28 PM Response to Original message |
8. But what about the Tea Baggers!!!!! |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:29 PM Response to Original message |
12. I never doubted he would |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
15. Good news, although waiting to see if they are released in full or not. |
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KansDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
16. How will CorpMedia deflect this one? |
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LynnTheDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:32 PM Response to Original message |
17. "employ a number of aggressive techniques" aka TORTURE. |
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seemslikeadream (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
20. Is this why Spain is backing down? |
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hlthe2b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:07 PM Response to Reply #20 |
40. that was my thought, exactly... |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:30 PM Response to Reply #20 |
49. I am guessing that a very powerful enity got to them. An enity possibly bigger than a single govern |
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Political Heretic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:34 PM Response to Original message |
22. Sounds like good news to me!! |
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malaise (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #22 |
51. Ditto n/t |
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spoony (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:35 PM Response to Original message |
23. excellent! |
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Jeroen (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:36 PM Response to Original message |
26. Pffff..what a relief. n/t |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
28. With or without redactions? The article doesn't say |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:40 PM Response to Reply #28 |
29. I would imagine that there will be redactions. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
35. This isn't about names - they're DOJ legal documents |
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Eagleiiii (1 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
31. Torture Memo's!! YEA! |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:44 PM Response to Reply #31 |
32. hello, trolly. Can't you little pissants at least make an effort? |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:52 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. This one didn't format its message in plain text. I think that's progress. nt |
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The Hope Mobile (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:57 PM Response to Reply #37 |
60. But he still uses apostrophes inappropriately |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:45 PM Response to Reply #31 |
33. Hi Eagleiiii. Could you clarify? |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:47 PM Response to Reply #33 |
34. I think it's pretty clear: 1st comment, no profile, cheering on torture. |
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AllieB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:26 PM Response to Reply #34 |
41. Yes, I just wanted to hear it from our visitor. |
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Occam Bandage (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
36. I agree. The terrorists who have embarrassed this country, |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 12:57 PM Response to Reply #31 |
38. some posters down thread think you're cheering torture--but you mean the terrorists |
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ima_sinnic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
39. all right! as 1 of his fiercest critics on the whole state secrets & habeas corpus stuff, |
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G_j (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
42. Kick |
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PearliePoo2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
44. Kicked and now recommend works too. nt. |
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barbtries (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
45. been waiting all day |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:25 PM Response to Original message |
46. Yeah, but they won't be prosecuted either. |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:26 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. that's ok with me- as long as those who gave the legal justification |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #47 |
53. I say go after the rank and file. The ones that actually did the beating, waterboarding, the hanging |
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pleah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:35 PM Response to Reply #47 |
55. It is NOT ok with me. I don't |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:29 PM Response to Original message |
48. So........what's the point? Are we getting our noses rubbed in it? bush did it with impunity |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:33 PM Response to Reply #48 |
52. sigh. it provides not only real transparency but it's potentially a real |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:34 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. Your insults ruin your argument. And are rather boring also. nm |
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cali (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:37 PM Response to Reply #54 |
56. well, are you interested in finding out what, when and where, or not:? |
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rhett o rick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:44 PM Response to Reply #56 |
58. I think it is very important if we are going to pursue actions. President Obama |
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slipslidingaway (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:47 PM Response to Original message |
59. And thanks to the ACLU lawsuit and to all the groups and people |
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Uzybone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
61. Not surprisingly all the baseless speculation about coverup and blackmail |
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frylock (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Apr-16-09 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
62. big ups to president obama |
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