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In reply to the discussion: I'm sorry Obama, those who sodomized Iraqi boys in front of their mothers, are NOT patriots [View all]Indydem
(2,642 posts)11. There is absolutely no proof that this occurred.
Seymour Hersh has said a lot of things about a lot of people, many of which were made up out of whole cloth.
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I'm sorry Obama, those who sodomized Iraqi boys in front of their mothers, are NOT patriots [View all]
Oilwellian
Dec 2014
OP
Obama didn't call the molesters (if that allegation is true) patriots. He said SOME people involved
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#13
okaawhatever how are they separated? Like we tortured some folks? Some of them don't count?
Autumn
Dec 2014
#17
No when Obama was referring to the intelligence community as a whole, he called some of
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#18
Don't waste your time and breath. Obama called torturing rapists Patriots, and that is the end of
LawDeeDah
Dec 2014
#64
Your point is sad. You are trying to justify what the President said by claiming
rhett o rick
Dec 2014
#92
I don't believe Obama was only referring to the torturers when he said "and a lot of those
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#94
What I believe is irrelevant, but not what Obama said is not and he did not say that torturers
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#145
I've never seen Hersh's reporting corroborated, although I have seen his allegations
KingCharlemagne
Dec 2014
#21
It makes sense, but it doesn't make sense that the military would be involved with the
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#23
As to your last paragraph. Yes, I believe the CIA would not have been involved with legal, known
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#52
They were feeding those boys! Rectally doncha know!! It was good care taking....
riderinthestorm
Dec 2014
#75
Well,, the story doesn't use facts. How can I dispute something that hasn't been proven? The author
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#54
Right. We wouldn't want "torturing some folks" to sound bad. That would be ridiculous!
Demit
Dec 2014
#69
No, we wouldn't want someone to think that Obama was saying that child molesters were
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#70
Not sure if anything from Abu Ghraib horrors are in this report. They have not released any report
Sunlei
Dec 2014
#74
Really. Sick beyond words. Wake up Mr. President. Redeem yourself and the country.
polichick
Dec 2014
#8
Yes there is. There's corroborated reports of "rectal feeding". That's code for RAPE imho nt
riderinthestorm
Dec 2014
#76
Obama speaks for himself, he is the one who is ok with this, not the American people.
Bluenorthwest
Dec 2014
#20
"ban some of the extraordinary interrogation techniques that are the subject of that report"
OrwellwasRight
Dec 2014
#50
Did evidence of this ever come out? I remember reading about it on DU at the time...
arcane1
Dec 2014
#29
He was referring specifically to the RDI and the torture and torturers it reveals...
Luminous Animal
Dec 2014
#40
Haters gonna hate , and the hate runs deep in many. ODS makes plain English say what you
pkdu
Dec 2014
#151
Not to mention the poster is using two separate events and trying to conflate them. They are
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#56
I knew yesterday that some here would have to find a way to make this about Obama
Number23
Dec 2014
#81
No kidding. I'm waiting on one of them to say Benghazi. Using his statements about torture and the
okaawhatever
Dec 2014
#85
It goes without saying anymore, "Everything is Obama's fault" for a lot of members posting at DU.
Major Hogwash
Dec 2014
#96
Deos the definition of 'patriot' involve some minimum standard of morality?
muriel_volestrangler
Dec 2014
#41
Very true. What makes them such patriots is they were able to follow orders.
raouldukelives
Dec 2014
#45
Gee, according to several posters on DU, he never called torturers "real patriots" and
merrily
Dec 2014
#101
conservatism never really stank so much as it does within the Democratic Party
reddread
Dec 2014
#107
President Obama must pardon the whole crew of the BFEE torture brigade.
Central Scruitinizer
Dec 2014
#118
kick. Stayed at the very top of the Greatest Page for a long, long time.
woo me with science
Dec 2014
#125
Always assuming the worst of the President, explains your lack of comprehension...nt
BootinUp
Dec 2014
#126