Obama to ban abusive interrogations, order Guantanamo closed[views:11180][posts:46]_________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:18am - zyklon ""] President Obama is ready to issue orders on Thursday to close Guantanamo prison and overhaul the treatment of terrorism suspects, in a swift move to restore a U.S. image hurt by charges of torture. A draft executive order obtained by Reuters on Wednesday sets a one-year deadline to close the controversial U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, where foreign terrorism suspects have been detained for years without trial. Obama, who was sworn in as president on Tuesday, is expected to issue the order on Guantanamo on Thursday. He will also ban abusive interrogations and order a review of detention policies for captured militants, said congressional aides and a White House official. http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090122/pl_nm/us_guantanamo_obama |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 7:51am - SkinSandwich ""] Well, this is lame. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 8:47am - goatcatalyst ""] And people will keep on thinking he's NOT a freedom-hating Muslim... |
| ________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:37am - Seth ""] Saving us and the united states the old mighty dollar! |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:40am - arilliusbm ""] No more cock-meat sandwiches. Big Bob's gonna be pissed. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:49am - Seth ""] HAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA!!!!!! |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:55am - ouchdrummer ""] I like Obama, and am happy to see him trying to accomplish something so quickly. All the right-ist talk show hosts have been predicting a VERY long honeymoon, where nothing will start happening for almost half a year. Happy to hear that they might be wrong. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:57am - RustyPS ""] ouchdrummer said:I like Obama, and am happy to see him trying to accomplish something so quickly. All the right-ist talk show hosts have been predicting a VERY long honeymoon, where nothing will start happening for almost half a year. Happy to hear that they might be wrong.Anytime Gerry Callahan is wrong, it puts a smile on my face. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:59am - ouchdrummer ""] or Michael Grahm(sp) or Jay Severin(sp) or Rush -ducheamis-maximis. (this one is spelled perfectly.) |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:06pm - brian_dc ""] what Obama has done has been largely symbolic and isn't up to scale of the problems we're facing. No surprise there. I didn't have higher expectations for the first week. So I can't be disappointed. In principle, I think the decisions have been mostly good. |
| ________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:09pm - dftg ""] SkinSandwich said:Well, this is lame. Why's it lame? |
| ____________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:21pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] ouchdrummer said:I like Obama, and am happy to see him trying to accomplish something so quickly. All the right-ist talk show hosts have been predicting a VERY long honeymoon, where nothing will start happening for almost half a year. Happy to hear that they might be wrong. Ha ya Limbaugh is "hoping Obama fails" what the fuck kind of bullshit is that? does he even realize/care about the effects that will have on himself? |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:53pm - ouchdrummer ""] brian_dc said:what Obama has done has been largely symbolic and isn't up to scale of the problems we're facing. No surprise there. I didn't have higher expectations for the first week. So I can't be disappointed. In principle, I think the decisions have been mostly good. Yeah, of course it's not on the scale of the problems we face. he's been in office for two days!! What the fuck do you expect? Do you think he should hit the "reset" button? Or just pass the "fix the economy" bill? Are you familiar with politics? Do you know how long it takes most presidents to do ANYTHING useful/meaningful? And then when they do, usaully it's something that isn't controversial or for any real purpase. If you don't understand the implications of the US being charged with warcrimes, and how much it will help us to be NOT be accused of such things, then you should open your eyes. Yes, it's a small step, but he's walking in the right direction, and he started walking right when the start whistle blew. |
| _______________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:54pm - Yeti ""] Barchibald T. Barlow |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 12:58pm - porphyria ""] OBAMA = FIDEL CASTRO GUYZ. 911TRUTH.ORG. GODHATESFAGS.COM! |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 1:05pm - brian_dc ""] ouch....I stopped reading pretty early in when it stopped being a relevant reaction to my post I said I didn't have higher expectations than these symbolic moves. I didn't have higher expectations because I am familiar with politics. no biggie. |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 3:20pm - ouchdrummer ""] ok. so you replied to a post that you didn't finish reading? interesting. |
| _________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 3:22pm - oscarct ""] obama will fist all prisoners |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 3:37pm - ouchdrummer ""] not a big deal to me either, but the whole post did pertain to yours. The fact that it will really help our image, and dealings with other countries is a big plus. We aren't exactely liked at the moment. I realize we are a superpower, but you don't want everyone to hate you. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 3:44pm - SkinSandwich ""] because torture is funny. |
| ______________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 3:46pm - SkinSandwich ""] BLAME CLINTON BECAUSE HE GOT HEAD FROM A FAT BITCH! THAT IS HOW ALL THIS STARTED!! hot carl. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:22pm - pam ""] So you mean Obama is doing exactly what he said he would so far? Heh. How bout that. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:37pm - Conservationist ""] I wonder if what he said he would do is (a) realistic or (b) designed to make people feel good Ponder, ponder. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:41pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] why cant it be both? |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:43pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] i'd really like to know your motivations behind your excessive negative posts. A. we cant do anything about what the president does B. fearmongering on your part has absolutely no positive REALISTIC value. ponder that. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:44pm - Conservationist ""] FuckIsMySignature said:why cant it be both? HAHAHAHA |
| _____________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 5:48pm - ouchdrummer ""] how about answer FIMSs' post after that one. You sycophantic wanna be intellectual. |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:08pm - Conservationist ""] What happens when a Ponzi scheme is so big you can't see its boundaries I was enjoying FIMS' contributions. Why I speak any opinion: sowing the seeds for tomorrow. Why I don't worry about what he said: because people in this life always try to convince you to shut yourself down, and I lack low self-confidence, so it doesn't affect me. "wannabe" is one word ;) |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:09pm - Conservationist ""] Conservationist said: FuckIsMySignature said:why cant it be both? HAHAHAHA And FIMS: Please don't take that as disrespect. I enjoy you and your posts. But that was ludicrous. I am pretty sure you're kidding and being cynical, which I understand also. |
| ________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:13pm - AndrewBastard ""] 65 of the terrorists we let go from gitmo have been recaptured or killed attempting to or successfully launching terror attacks against Americans. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:17pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Conservationist said: Conservationist said: FuckIsMySignature said:why cant it be both? HAHAHAHA And FIMS: Please don't take that as disrespect. I enjoy you and your posts. But that was ludicrous. I am pretty sure you're kidding and being cynical, which I understand also. I understand everyone is entitled to their own opinion. I do have respect for yours as well. I am just constantly baffled by your comments. And no i wasnt kidding or being cyincal with my comments. I dont believe in being consistently negative about everything because it causes you to miss a great portion of the good things humanity has to offer. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:20pm - pam ""] AndrewBastard said:65 of the terrorists we let go from gitmo have been recaptured or killed attempting to or successfully launching terror attacks against Americans. Source. Not from Faux News. |
| ___________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:21pm - FuckIsMySignature ""] Also you can be hopeful that things will change for the better without expecting them too. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:23pm - pam ""] FuckIsMySignature said:Also you can be hopeful that things will change for the better without expecting them too. MULTICULTURALISM DOESN'T WORK TOM! BLACKS ARE INFERIOR! EVERYTHING IS A CONSPIRACY! DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUH |
| _________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:47pm - Conservationist ""] Obama begins corporate partnerships Oh, Pam -- so dramatic. Did your paranoid, primitive worldview leave you feeling too much of the pain of cognitive dissonance? Just remember: there are elites out there, and they ain't you. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:54pm - pam ""] MULTICULTURALISM BAD LINKS TO CONSPIRACY THEORY SITES GOOD BLAH BLAH BLAH LIBERALS |
| ________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 6:57pm - zyklon ""] Conservationist FYI rttp is not stormfront so take that shit elsewhere please, thanks. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 7:19pm - pam ""] LIBERAL LIBERAL LIBERAL ROBBLE ROBBLE |
| __________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 7:36pm - Dankill ""] Now he's just gotta figure out what to do with all those silly sons of bitches. Personally, while I didn't vote for the guy, he's the President so I hope he does ok for the good of the country, which is paramount above political parties and whatnot. I might not like everything that he does, but we'll see what comes down the pipe beyond barely two days in office. |
| _____________________________ [Jan 22,2009 7:49pm - pam ""] Dankill said:Now he's just gotta figure out what to do with all those silly sons of bitches. Personally, while I didn't vote for the guy, he's the President so I hope he does ok for the good of the country, which is paramount above political parties and whatnot. I might not like everything that he does, but we'll see what comes down the pipe beyond barely two days in office. Really nice to hear after a week of seeing "I can't wait until he fucks up the country" all over the internet. |
| __________________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 10:34pm - Conservationist ""] zyklon said:Conservationist FYI rttp is not stormfront so take that shit elsewhere please, thanks. You've confused SLASHDOT with STORMFRONT, lol. |
| ___________________________________ [Jan 22,2009 11:23pm - Dankill ""] pam said: Dankill said:Now he's just gotta figure out what to do with all those silly sons of bitches. Personally, while I didn't vote for the guy, he's the President so I hope he does ok for the good of the country, which is paramount above political parties and whatnot. I might not like everything that he does, but we'll see what comes down the pipe beyond barely two days in office. Really nice to hear after a week of seeing "I can't wait until he fucks up the country" all over the internet. And here I though you though I was a monster or something. A tickle monster, yes. But a political monster? Nah. |
| ______________________________ [Jan 23,2009 10:43am - pam ""] Dankill said: pam said: Dankill said:Now he's just gotta figure out what to do with all those silly sons of bitches. Personally, while I didn't vote for the guy, he's the President so I hope he does ok for the good of the country, which is paramount above political parties and whatnot. I might not like everything that he does, but we'll see what comes down the pipe beyond barely two days in office. Really nice to hear after a week of seeing "I can't wait until he fucks up the country" all over the internet. And here I though you though I was a monster or something. A tickle monster, yes. But a political monster? Nah. Just because we disagree vehemently on politics does not mean I think you are a monster. There isn't a person on this website I wouldn't buy a beer for if given the opportunity. Except for Aaron. Fuck that guy. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 23,2009 7:55pm - Dankill ""] pam said: Dankill said: pam said: Dankill said:Now he's just gotta figure out what to do with all those silly sons of bitches. Personally, while I didn't vote for the guy, he's the President so I hope he does ok for the good of the country, which is paramount above political parties and whatnot. I might not like everything that he does, but we'll see what comes down the pipe beyond barely two days in office. Really nice to hear after a week of seeing "I can't wait until he fucks up the country" all over the internet. And here I though you though I was a monster or something. A tickle monster, yes. But a political monster? Nah. Just because we disagree vehemently on politics does not mean I think you are a monster. There isn't a person on this website I wouldn't buy a beer for if given the opportunity. Except for Aaron. Fuck that guy. Actually, I think we'd agree more then you'd think after I explain things at length on specific issues. I tend to lean to the Right, but I'm not a Bible beater, I've got a fairly Libertarian streak in me and I'm pretty pragmatic with breaking down issues from just a simple "yes" or "no" because nothing is ever that simple. But I'm gonna take that as you're buying me a beer next time I see you in public. And yeah, screw that Rev dude. I heard he runs a white slavery ring and won't share. |
| ___________________________________ [Mar 21,2009 10:08pm - niccolai ""] Bump for G-mo still being open and Secret Rendition of detainees still occuring... |
| ___________________________________________ [Mar 22,2009 12:15am - MillenialKingdom ""] No politician ever does what they say. This applies to Obama, America's half-white pseudo-Messiah. |
| __________________________________ [Jan 17,2012 7:23pm - niccolai ""] bennyhillifier |