Comments on: Hello? Is There Anybody Out There?

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:40:40 +0000

They are the only media in the US really working on this, so they did well to get anything. Before the buyout they were Knight-Ridder and the only news organization that raised real questions about the justification for a war in Iraq. As a result, they have been cut off from many official sources, as the sources don’t like reporters who call them liars to their face.

Their stuff is almost all from outside the government, or disgruntled insiders who could be fired for talking to them.

By: Kryten42

Kryten42 — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:37:38 +0000

Yep.

I read the McClatchy report. It’s not too bad as far as it goes. However, considering how hampered McClatchy was in getting the facts from US sources, I think McClatchy did quite well. I suspect McClatchy was being a little conservative in the end. It’s definitely much worse.

By: Bryan

Bryan — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:18:07 +0000

Easy question first – the Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives may arrest anyone at any time when authorized by an appropriate resolution. The power of impeachment is absolute.

The US signed the treaties and conventions; torture is illegal under separate US laws; unlawful imprisonment and kidnapping are illegal under US law; there are clear and know procedures for dealing with prisoners of war – this isn’t even close or a “judgment call”: what was done was illegal under US and international law.

By: JimD

JimD — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:46:14 +0000

I truly don’t understand. How can we teach history to our children and ignore this. Who arrests a President?

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:00:01 +0000

At least they won’t be doing much traveling after January 20. I’m not sure there’s a statute of limitations, and Nazi hunters may be interested in helping them be brought to justice for the rest of their lives as well.

By: Steve Bates

Steve Bates — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 06:55:02 +0000

“scary thought, that i live in a rogue nation.” – hipparchia

A while back, I ran across a troll comment in which the author ranted on and on about how the U.S. should respond to a “rouge nation” [sic]. I don’t know if the reference was to red states, or Communist countries, or a nation whose citizens used a lot of makeup. I was so amused I neglected to correct the troll’s spelling.

Bryan, thanks for the ref; I’ll try to read the series, if it doesn’t make me late with my current library books. 🙂

By: hipparchia

hipparchia — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:12:35 +0000

it’s going to take me a while to read through the mcclatchy series. thanks for pointing it out.

scary thought, that i live in a rogue nation.