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94. I don't believe Obama was only referring to the torturers when he said "and a lot of those
Thu Dec 11, 2014, 01:18 AM
Dec 2014

folks...". I believe during the interview he was referring to the intelligence community as a whole.

du rec. xchrom Dec 2014 #1
They are sure as hell are not patriots, they are perverts. Autumn Dec 2014 #2
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
What was clear is he was talking about how we tortured some folks. Autumn Dec 2014 #25
I was wondering if the hardworking ones were the patriots mazzarro Dec 2014 #102
Don't waste your time and breath. Obama called torturing rapists Patriots, and that is the end of LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #64
Read then stop the misinformation brush Dec 2014 #152
Absolutely it does. LawDeeDah Dec 2014 #154
If they knew about it and did or said nothing they are guilty. zeemike Dec 2014 #66
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
Really? Well if that makes you feel better about it, go for it. nm rhett o rick Dec 2014 #95
What you "believe" is irrelevent. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #143
What I believe is irrelevant, but not what Obama said is not and he did not say that torturers okaawhatever Dec 2014 #145
LOL. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #148
Stop the misinformation brush Dec 2014 #153
+100 nt okaawhatever Dec 2014 #157
Denial ain't just a river in Egypt. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #142
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
That's fair. I do remember that when the batch of Abu Ghrab photos KingCharlemagne Dec 2014 #24
As to your last paragraph. Yes, I believe the CIA would not have been involved with legal, known okaawhatever Dec 2014 #52
Please everyone, lets remember one thing, Mbrow Dec 2014 #53
They were feeding those boys! Rectally doncha know!! It was good care taking.... riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #75
Where are the investigations and arrests? Scootaloo Dec 2014 #28
"I imagine" "I find it hard to believe" "I don't think" nichomachus Dec 2014 #44
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
I was just struck by your apparent belief in degrees of torture. Demit Dec 2014 #73
Well the facts are out there sunnystarr Dec 2014 #114
He's so deep in denial he is drowing in the river. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #144
+1 thank you lunasun Dec 2014 #160
Nothing ever happens with state dept approval helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #65
Not sure if anything from Abu Ghraib horrors are in this report. They have not released any report Sunlei Dec 2014 #74
I bet Obama could drown a puppy live on TV obxhead Dec 2014 #109
That puppy looked like it might have some pit bull in it! QC Dec 2014 #134
Keep on spinning, bro! Odin2005 Dec 2014 #141
NOT ALL TORTURERS ARE SODOMIZERS OF YOUNG BOYS Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #155
Do you notice all of the TV ads referring to the military lately? bulloney Dec 2014 #110
K&R for TRUTH! hifiguy Dec 2014 #3
And their bosses. Octafish Dec 2014 #4
We have to face some ugly truths about what we have become. liberal_at_heart Dec 2014 #5
Yes we do MissDeeds Dec 2014 #16
K & R MindPilot Dec 2014 #6
Hersh's reportage is devastating. AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #7
how many of the people who committed these acts MindPilot Dec 2014 #10
... and work in our privatized prisons? AtomicKitten Dec 2014 #14
just last week ellennelle Dec 2014 #36
Many. ncjustice80 Dec 2014 #91
Really. Sick beyond words. Wake up Mr. President. Redeem yourself and the country. polichick Dec 2014 #8
k-r the US does the Limbo nationalize the fed Dec 2014 #9
There is absolutely no proof that this occurred. Indydem Dec 2014 #11
Please do give us some examples... Oilwellian Dec 2014 #19
That's a very specific allegation - 'made up out of whole cloth'. Maedhros Dec 2014 #31
yeah, what the heck are you talking about?? ellennelle Dec 2014 #39
How much proof do you want? Indydem Dec 2014 #43
Hersh has more credibilty than you, I'm afraid. [n/t] Maedhros Dec 2014 #61
So Barack Obama is a liar? Indydem Dec 2014 #63
Obama would never lie helpmetohelpyou Dec 2014 #67
I'm no fan of the President. Maedhros Dec 2014 #68
You are naive and in denial of you think Obama ISN'T a liar. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #146
Making things up? LiberalLovinLug Dec 2014 #123
Yes there is. There's corroborated reports of "rectal feeding". That's code for RAPE imho nt riderinthestorm Dec 2014 #76
Kick for pure disgust. Scuba Dec 2014 #12
They were "just following orders". Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2014 #15
Obama speaks for himself, he is the one who is ok with this, not the American people. Bluenorthwest Dec 2014 #20
Sanctimonious Sy strikes again! Doctor_J Dec 2014 #22
Is it possible that the president Control-Z Dec 2014 #26
No. He was talking about the torturers. Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #37
"ban some of the extraordinary interrogation techniques that are the subject of that report" OrwellwasRight Dec 2014 #50
Then he should have made that clear nichomachus Dec 2014 #46
exactly. STOP with all the excuses for deliberate political fog talk. bbgrunt Dec 2014 #79
k & fucking r! n/t wildbilln864 Dec 2014 #27
Did evidence of this ever come out? I remember reading about it on DU at the time... arcane1 Dec 2014 #29
Fer fuck's sake ... NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #30
Oh for fucks sake Oilwellian Dec 2014 #33
Post removed Post removed Dec 2014 #60
No matter what he says Andy823 Dec 2014 #34
You are engaging in what we in the Psych community call Denial. Odin2005 Dec 2014 #149
He was referring specifically to the RDI and the torture and torturers it reveals... Luminous Animal Dec 2014 #40
Jesus Hussein Christ. NanceGreggs Dec 2014 #49
Wouldn't you rather spend time at your Democrats for Propaganda website? OnyxCollie Dec 2014 #100
Is she an apologist for torturers? Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #158
Depends on how you define "apologist." OnyxCollie Dec 2014 #159
That's such an amazing read Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #163
Isn't it, though? OnyxCollie Dec 2014 #164
And that whole thread is 5 years old? Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #165
"Sanctimonius" provides the context as to who is being referenced Babel_17 Dec 2014 #112
Well done! (nt) proverbialwisdom Dec 2014 #129
Haters gonna hate , and the hate runs deep in many. ODS makes plain English say what you pkdu Dec 2014 #151
You guys speak your own language Capt. Obvious Dec 2014 #156
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
This is probably Bobbie Jo Dec 2014 #87
It goes without saying anymore, "Everything is Obama's fault" for a lot of members posting at DU. Major Hogwash Dec 2014 #96
Obama could cure cancer, and would get lambasted for.... steve2470 Dec 2014 #99
Fuck, you've gone to the Dark Side, too, Nance? Odin2005 Dec 2014 #147
Jimmy Carter: Not Me Dec 2014 #32
Like To See Hersch Chime In Again Now billhicks76 Dec 2014 #35
I would love to see him speak out again Oilwellian Dec 2014 #51
how many of these torturers now have jobs in US police departments I wonder nt msongs Dec 2014 #38
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
Nationalism vs Morality Deny and Shred Dec 2014 #86
That's what I've been thinking... Blanks Dec 2014 #77
Sorry to say I have yet to find one person that thinks doc03 Dec 2014 #42
Open your eyes, "doc." blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #48
What is that supposed to mean? n/t doc03 Dec 2014 #57
seems you ought to find some new friends nt G_j Dec 2014 #62
I live in eastern Ohio with West Virginia and western PA doc03 Dec 2014 #71
I'm sorry G_j Dec 2014 #89
"do whatever it takes" to do what? Doctor_J Dec 2014 #117
Sociopaths are in control in DC. blkmusclmachine Dec 2014 #47
How incredibly evil do you have to be to even think up shit like this? Generic Other Dec 2014 #55
Thank you, I was remembering Seymour Hersch, among other sabrina 1 Dec 2014 #58
The sooner Thespian2 Dec 2014 #59
Proud to be the 100th REC. K*R nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2014 #72
Damn!!! heaven05 Dec 2014 #78
+1,000 malaise Dec 2014 #80
No words. Just a heavy heart and tears. 840high Dec 2014 #82
+1 RiverLover Dec 2014 #83
+2 rhett o rick Dec 2014 #93
All I know is that whenever I get scared nilesobek Dec 2014 #84
These people were not "folks" lbrtbell Dec 2014 #88
142nd rec, woo me with science Dec 2014 #90
I HATE the word "Folks" defacto7 Dec 2014 #97
To catch a predator Mkap Dec 2014 #98
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
He was only referring to the nice torturers, not the meanies. n/t QC Dec 2014 #108
"A lot of these folks" does not mean "all of these folks" treestar Dec 2014 #103
but it does mean MANY and not a FEW BubbaFett Dec 2014 #111
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #104
167 recs, woo me with science Dec 2014 #105
Your Quote is misleadingly cut berni_mccoy Dec 2014 #106
Dang, this article is 10 years old. SpankMe Dec 2014 #113
And there is still no justice for the victims Oilwellian Dec 2014 #122
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #115
that's not patriotism accept to imbeciles like toby keith samsingh Dec 2014 #116
President Obama must pardon the whole crew of the BFEE torture brigade. Central Scruitinizer Dec 2014 #118
Kick Autumn Dec 2014 #119
And again. woo me with science Dec 2014 #120
There are many OPs that need to be kicked, this is one. Autumn Dec 2014 #121
You said it. woo me with science Dec 2014 #131
He's not referring to them. 7962 Dec 2014 #124
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
Well...it is hard to comprehend our president Oilwellian Dec 2014 #133
214 recs woo me with science Dec 2014 #127
Another thread infested with torture apologists. BeanMusical Dec 2014 #128
Because Obama!!!!!!111 bigwillq Dec 2014 #132
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #130
Thank you for kicking this thread, Woo Oilwellian Dec 2014 #136
IMO it's one of the most important threads on DU. woo me with science Dec 2014 #140
The boys were sodomized with the cameras rolling. And the worst above all of that is the soundtrack Autumn Dec 2014 #135
This story has had me seething for ten years Oilwellian Dec 2014 #137
Ten years and the outrage is focused on what Obama said and the way Autumn Dec 2014 #138
That comment from Obama--I can see several different interpretations JonLP24 Dec 2014 #139
Rec n/t benz380 Dec 2014 #150
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #161
ditto benz380 Dec 2014 #162
Once again. JEB Dec 2014 #166
kick woo me with science Dec 2014 #167
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