Comments on: DNI Confirmation Hearing: Blair Won’t Call Waterboarding Torture, WTF?

By: Porkchopicus of Borg

Porkchopicus of Borg — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:40:11 +0000

Respectfully, I'm a veteran, and I don't see it that way at all. And I don't suspect that many of the men and women I served with would see it that way, either.

Your point about protecting his men is fairly made, but protecting one's men and sticking one's neck out to cover for men who may have committed felonies (and thereby making oneself an accessory after the fact) is quite another. In the US Army in which I served, guys who made mistakes got second chances (usually after having to accept punishment). Guys who screwed up really badly got disappeared, either by being sent to other units or just plain discharged.

I suppose that we shall have to agree to disagree on this point.

By: Rough Bondage and Hard Sex!

Rough Bondage and Hard Sex! — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 06:13:58 +0000

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By: Jeff Weinberger

Jeff Weinberger — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:43:51 +0000

What's this got to do with Republicans? Blair is Obama's nominee. And not only was his reply to the waterboarding issue full of air but look up his relationship with Indonesian General Wironto on Allen Nairn's website. And then call some US Senators!

By: Jeff Weinberger

Jeff Weinberger — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 23:37:53 +0000

Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor, Xavier Becerra for US Trade Rep (neither perfect but both pretty good), Dick Gregory, Secretary of Comics (just wanted to see if you're paying attention)

By: Porkchopicus of Borg

Porkchopicus of Borg — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:40:11 +0000

By: Jeff Weinberger

Jeff Weinberger — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:43:51 +0000

By: Jeff Weinberger

Jeff Weinberger — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:37:53 +0000

Hilda Solis for Secretary of Labor, Xavier Becerra for US Trade Rep (neither perfect but both pretty good), Dick Gregory, Secretary of Comics (just wanted to see if you're paying attention)

By: Don

Don — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 10:21:42 +0000

Wasn't this the defence's position at Neurenburg… “We were just following orders!”?

By: Donald Zwier

Donald Zwier — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 08:27:22 +0000

In basic training we were told in very clear language that it was our duty to refuse to obey an illegal order.
That was the Korean War era.

By: AMERICAN NONSENSE » Examining Today’s Executive Orders

AMERICAN NONSENSE » Examining Today’s Executive Orders — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 04:50:25 +0000

[...] will be strong voices against torture. And the new DNI, Retired Adm. Dennis Blair (though he had a bizarre exchange with Sen. Levin in his confirmation hearing today) has indicated previously that he’ll be a strong [...]