Testimony

Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution allows for the Constitution to be suspended in matters of Public Saftey - Did you ever read the Constitution? I hope by your comments that you are a child and unable vote. If not I think we need to invest more in education in this country.

I voted for Obama, but I also believe in a strong America. When they talk about WWII and the treaty that protects from inhumane interrogation, I say, this is not WWII. The Nazis were vicious as well, of course, but we are not dealing with Europeans, the Middle East and Africa are brutal places, and Islamic extremists are not going to tap us on our bottoms and send us on our way. Like I heard it said, what are we suppose to do...play patty cake while they chop off our heads. Have we become so liberal, that we miss the point....the terrorists will not have a hairs length of sympathy for us. They pick up our innocent people and KILL THEM, on video even. And we are trying to be such gentlemen, stop it....hold the train. We are not going to win Al-Qaida over with having etiquette in war.

We must stand up for ourselves, and be just as fierce with them, and let them know that we are not a joke. We are the US of A and we will protect our soil and our people. We are a mighty giant, and we are not the ones to play with. We have a big heart for those less fortunate, but when you mess with us you had better watch your back. Because we are coming for you......we look like such punks right now !!! It hurts, that is why they think they can do what they wish with us, and play cat and mouse. If Bin Laden is hiding in the mountains of Pakistan, dammit blow up the whole mountain. And let them know that we will come down with such force. And if we catch you, you will let us know who you are, who they are, where they are, and how they are coming.......

POOR BABY!

2000 years ago a Roman citizen could go anywhere in the known world without fear of harm, because the reprocussions of harming a Roman citizen were so severe. We cater to these people and then wonder why they constantly test us. The U.S. empire will fall from within thanks to misguided, media brainwashed, liberals.

No it's called Kenya and the Government was almost overthrown a few months ago. - How do you even know how to work the Internet

Doc Howl - once again you prove your ignorence. The Constitution may be suspended in an emergency and it doesn't apply to foriegn soil - What you want to hear is that Bush personally told the C.I.A. to imprison inocent people.
Fact: New poll show most Obama voters have no idea how the government works and who runs it.

Yea that jerkoff would absolutily tell the truth . Also how does he know the interrogators were really from the US. This smells too much like a set up. These are the same clowns that send out thoes letters about money in a bank just waiting to be sent to you if you give them your bank account number. I can't imagin sending 6 white US agents to interrogate a black suspect. It's not done that way.. This is something Moveon .org would set up it's their style. Kindest Regards Joe

The fact is if the Kenyans would get their act together and establish an ACTUAL GOV'T with actual borders, authorities, etc, instead of acting like vengeful monsters it WOULDN'T BE NECESSARY FOR US TO ACT UNILATERALLY. These people were all crossing from 1 country to another w/o permission... along with militant personnel (virtually indistinguishable from each other...). Ethiopia has every right to detain these people and work with whomever they chose to ensure that the refugees don't pose a threat, incl. working with Americans! The "good faith" nature of the gov't was proven when they released all but 8 detainees within a reasonable timeframe. How can anyone expect things to go "by the book" in such a lawless area? Can American laws dictate behavior in Africa? Or does America just get blamed for EVERYTHING, regardless of the facts? Is Barack Obama going to side with the Kenyans OVER the Ethiopians, when Kenya is in disarray and Ethiopia is our ally? Would a Democrat really have that many successful alternative methods to acheive the necessary results? What proof of abuse exists with these men? Can they prove the beatings? I'm not interested in taking just anyone's word that we are culpable for this (or that it even occurred!) regardless of how much it plays into the liberal/anti-war agenda.

"Chitta Nirmel @ 11/20/2008 10:39:20 AM
Comment: Resident Dumbush and his gang of ignorant rednecks are a disgrace to our country"

Get a life. You wouldn't do anything about these peoples anyway, hypocrite. You would infact leave them dieing. This is typical of immigrants who come to this country and seem to know more about America than americans - except when it comes to volunteering.
I hardly see and indians and Chinese volunteering for a good cause except to have their hand out

Have you people ever heard the saying "Fight Fire with Fire"? We cannot play patty cake with the terrorist that are plotting to destroy us. We are fighting a global war or terror. It is not being waged by men in uniform or a national military. It is being waged by women & even children who are willing to blow themselves up in order to kill innocent people. We did not ask for this war, it was thrust upon us by Islamic extremist. Our only recourse is to fight this war by all means necessary in order to protect America. It is crazy that when they announce that they want to destroy America, you people think they are not serious. WAKE UP! I hate that people are being mistreated in the course of fighting this war, but that's what happens in war. Although the Human Rights Watch counsel says that the US interrogators knew or should have known these people were abused, it sounds to me like they were the ones trying to do the right thing in a difficult circumstance. Just as we cannot control every violent action in our country, we cannot control it elsewhere either. This article specifically says that the American's made apologies and ordered the innocent released. What else could be asked of them? If we do not continue aggressively fighting this battle abroad, they will bring the battle to us. They have done it before and would love nothing more than to do it again. We must ensure that never happens.

Most of the comments below have focused on the morality of US extraordinary rendition. Putting those arguments aside, however, we should instead focus on the illegality of these acts. Rendition as described in the article above violates domestic and international law.

Wilderness Voice,
Would you rather see these terrorists free to introduce their charming way of law and life on you?I'm sure they would like to sit down at the table with you over a nice warm cup of cocoa and dicuss hugging trees while you criticize the government that keeps them one step away from beheading you .

These same AHs will be demanding answers when the next terroist strikes the US. You can not have it both ways. "the Constitution is not a sucide pact."

Resident Dumbush and his gang of ignorant rednecks are a disgrace to our country. The U.S. is like some poor soul who has suffered constipation for almost eight years. The sooner we dump out Dumbush and his favorite Dick the sooner we well all feel real relief. Then, as their stink drifts away over time, we can get back to being the country we can all be proud of.