Comments on: Obama Seeks Dismissal of Case Against John Yoo, Author of ‘Torture Memo’

By: DaveM

DaveM — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 16:59:20 +0000

The Obama stance here disappoints me. While I understand their desire to set a precedent here concerning lawsuits against former administration officials, I think it is misguided. A better legal precedent would be to allow this and other lawsuits go forward. This precedent would be to send a message to future administrations that the corrupt, immoral and illegal actions of presidential administrations will not be tolerated or ignored, and that there WILL be a day of reckoning and accountability to be had.

By: cowgirl

cowgirl — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 15:27:52 +0000

As much as I would like to see most of those involved in the corrupt and morally banrupt bush admin. tried for war crimes and crimes against the constitution…we have our hands full at the momment..today i want to see the criminals in the banking system and private sector hung out to dry first…next..the regulators who looked the other way..and finally the bush administration…so that this won’t happen again….you get so far away from the nixon admin.. and you think it won’t happen again..then history repeats itself.

By: holymoly

holymoly — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 05:38:16 +0000

“Judged by its results, the “war on terror” is a resounding failure. ”
You must be living in a parallel universe . . . or something.

By: reaganfan

reaganfan — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 02:53:18 +0000

Here’s a response to AG Eric Holder’s
claim that when it comes to
“discussing race” Americans are cowards”. Well Mr Holder I guess when
it comes to race in general you and
the rest of your Party(Democrats) are
Brain Dead!
Wallace’s daughter endorsed Barack Obama for president last fall, but she and Holder had never met until Sunday. But the ties between them go back decades.
Her father stood in the schoolhouse door at the University of Alabama in 1963 in an unsuccessful attempt to keep Holder’s future sister-in-law, Vivian Malone Jones, from integrating the university.
“I so wish Vivian had lived to see this moment,” Holder said after hugging Wallace’s daughter.
Kennedy said that as a child watching the Selma-to-Montgomery march, “I knew their cause was just.” But she said she never spoke out politically until she endorsed Obama, who appointed Holder.
Selma’s black mayor said Obama’s election was the fulfillment of marchers’ dreams.
Thearticle goes on to say that
George Wallace later apologised for his
segregationist(racist views).
Oh really? So that makes it all better!
The current Democrat Party continues to
ignore or tries to hide its
inexcusable racist past!
Wallace, Maddox, Byrd and Co all
favored suppressing blacks and beating
them down with hoses.
The 1964 Civil Rights Act was passed
over the objection of many Democrat
leaders and with strong support from
Republicans!
Yet today the passage of time and the
buying out of black leaders has led to
blind loyalty among blacks to the
Democrat Party!
Eric Holder embracing the Daughter of
that racist George Wallace!
Incredible!

By: CMD

CMD — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 01:19:00 +0000

Progressive liberals who voted for Obama must be feeling like the far religious right, you will never get what you want.

By: Sigmonde

Sigmonde — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 22:51:39 +0000

“the government has the responsibility of prosecuting Yoo and the other war criminals.”
Your opinion does not constitute a war crime. You hope there is a war crime, no?

By: Plumber

Plumber — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:22:10 +0000

the government has the responsibility of prosecuting Yoo and the other war criminals.
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Then why haven’t they?

By: Flash Override

Flash Override — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:16:07 +0000

Under the Geneva Conventions, which has the force of law in the US under the treaty provision of the US constitution, the government has the responsibility of prosecuting Yoo and the other war criminals.

By: cowgirl

cowgirl — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:09:48 +0000

apparently there is a segment of people who only read headlines, and I admit if I had stopped at the headlines on this subject I would have been outraged..All the DOJ is saying is…the courts do not have 1st position to prosecute this-government oversite through congress is..just like an impeachment of a president is the perogative of congress, and not subject to the exact rules of law..The DOJ is not defending Yoo or what advice he gave-just that it is not the proper legal venue..

By: Sigmonde

Sigmonde — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 15:17:46 +0000

“the “war on terror” was not designed to reduce terrorism in the first place, but is being used as a means of obtaining some other result”
Yeah, sure. I thought it was all about oil. No? Maybe the poppies in Afghanistan?