Comments on: General Batiste On Torture/Rumsfeld http://donklephant.com/2006/09/19/general-batiste-on-torturerumsfeld/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:24:43 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Donklephant » Blog Archive » General Batiste And I See Eye To Eye On Iraq http://donklephant.com/2006/09/19/general-batiste-on-torturerumsfeld/comment-page-1/#comment-78550 Donklephant » Blog Archive » General Batiste And I See Eye To Eye On Iraq Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:51:28 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2637#comment-78550 [...] He’s spoken out against Rumsfeld’s incompetent handling of the Iraq war, but he’s still putting Democrats between a rock and an anti-war base. [...] [...] He’s spoken out against Rumsfeld’s incompetent handling of the Iraq war, but he’s still putting Democrats between a rock and an anti-war base. [...]

]]> By: Eclectic Floridian http://donklephant.com/2006/09/19/general-batiste-on-torturerumsfeld/comment-page-1/#comment-76152 Eclectic Floridian Wed, 20 Sep 2006 14:19:00 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2637#comment-76152 I think we're overlooking something. Both McCain's and Bush's proposals effectively suspend Habeus Corpus. If the administration gains the right to hold people indefinitely, all other legal measures become irrelevant. If you read both proposals carefully, they contain provisions that can be interpreted in such a way as to imprison US citizens indefinitely if they "provide aid to terrorists." Afterall, the Bush administration can interpret "aid to terrorists" however they see fit. Does that include, as Bush insists, simple dissent from the administration's goals? I think we’re overlooking something.

Both McCain’s and Bush’s proposals effectively suspend Habeus Corpus. If the administration gains the right to hold people indefinitely, all other legal measures become irrelevant.

If you read both proposals carefully, they contain provisions that can be interpreted in such a way as to imprison US citizens indefinitely if they “provide aid to terrorists.” Afterall, the Bush administration can interpret “aid to terrorists” however they see fit.

Does that include, as Bush insists, simple dissent from the administration’s goals?

]]> By: Walrus http://donklephant.com/2006/09/19/general-batiste-on-torturerumsfeld/comment-page-1/#comment-75882 Walrus Tue, 19 Sep 2006 19:23:44 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=2637#comment-75882 I am so glad to see Donklephant coming down hard and clearly on this issue. The General is right. The moral high ground must not be ceded. I am so glad to see Donklephant coming down hard and clearly on this issue. The General is right. The moral high ground must not be ceded.

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