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Tuesday, January 1, 2008
NYTimes finally extracts head from ass! posted by Clyde 8:49 AM Looking at America There are too many moments these days when we cannot recognize our country. Sunday was one of them, as we read the account in The Times of how men in some of the most trusted posts in the nation plotted to cover up the torture of prisoners by Central Intelligence Agency interrogators by destroying videotapes of their sickening behavior. It was impossible to see the founding principles of the greatest democracy in the contempt these men and their bosses showed for the Constitution, the rule of law and human decency. It was not the first time in recent years we've felt this horror, this sorrowful sense of estrangement, not nearly. This sort of lawless behavior has become standard practice since Sept. 11, 2001. The country and much of the world was rightly and profoundly frightened by the single-minded hatred and ingenuity displayed by this new enemy. But there is no excuse for how President Bush and his advisers panicked - how they forgot that it is their responsibility to protect American lives and American ideals, that there really is no safety for Americans or their country when those ideals are sacrificed. Out of panic and ideology, President Bush squandered America's position of moral and political leadership, swept aside international institutions and treaties, sullied America's global image, and trampled on the constitutional pillars that have supported our democracy through the most terrifying and challenging times. These policies have fed the world's anger and alienation and have not made any of us safer. (Link) Permalink :: 1 comments :: Post a Comment




	The NYT doesn't have it's head up it's ass, it has it's prick up yours. Even referencing it is pathetically dumb. It's not a newspaper it's a propaganda sheet and has been for years but still rides it's "Newspaper of Record" ancient historical title into sites that are supposedly trying to bring us the truth. Please drop any info from that rag. Pravda is a much better source of reliable information, though not by enough to make this an endorsement. posted by Anonymous at 12:01 AM