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9. Well what's the big schmeal anyway?

Reply to G_j (Original post)

Thu Mar 15, 2012, 12:03 PM

Mar 2012

So 35 people got vaporized in Yemen by our weapons. That should teach them a very good lesson about where they decide to live in the future. Well, their survivors, I mean. When the mighty and righteous American wehrmacht blows away a bunch of people, it's surely doing the work of the Almighty, and the angels rejoice over the bodies of the slain.

Anybody that says otherwise is just itching for a little stay at the Graybar Hotel. And if that person just happens to get shivved? Well, you can't blame us for that, can you?

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Why Is President Obama Keeping a Journalist in Prison in Yemen? by Jeremy Scahill [View all] G_j Mar 2012 OP

oh god, here we go uponit7771 Mar 2012 #1

I know, right? Enrique Mar 2012 #3

Can someone boil this down for me please? truebrit71 Mar 2012 #2

it helps to watch the Democracy Now! segment at the the DN! link. nt G_j Mar 2012 #4

Their argument is flawed surfdog Mar 2012 #6

That's not what they claim. eomer Mar 2012 #13

I'm still awed at President Obama for running the Yemeni prison system treestar Mar 2012 #18

Obviously, after the third or fourth posting of this, the OP's not getting the monmouth Mar 2012 #5

the DN! segment is from today... nt G_j Mar 2012 #7

That's just one of their stock apologies/denials kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #8

It's just one of the stock criticisms / attacks... SidDithers Mar 2012 #25

since when does Jeremy Scahill offer "stock criticisms" G_j Mar 2012 #26

Well what's the big schmeal anyway? gratuitous Mar 2012 #9

glad you are still here G_j Mar 2012 #10

Thank you and ditto gratuitous Mar 2012 #12

Yawn surfdog Mar 2012 #11

K&R Ugly truths--->Ugly hypocrisy--->Ugly apologism. nt woo me with science Mar 2012 #14

A journalist? He's lucky he's not a whistleblower. Octafish Mar 2012 #15

He's in a prison built expressly for errant journalists to boot. EFerrari Mar 2012 #20

We shouldn't ask people who abuse prisoners to keep someone in prison. Vattel Mar 2012 #16

the US has also 'renditioned' people to Syria G_j Mar 2012 #23

"Journalist." That's funny. Robb Mar 2012 #17

The Washington Post, The New York Times and ABC News didn't think it was funny. girl gone mad Mar 2012 #19

The fact that you can laugh at this at all is a bit disturbing. white_wolf Mar 2012 #21

K&R Solly Mack Mar 2012 #22

Kick woo me with science Mar 2012 #24