Comments on: Obama again renounces anti-terror low road

By: Roy G

Roy G — Sat, 23 May 2009 18:44:29 +0000

Colin Powell underling, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson faults Bush & Rumsfeld

By: Red State U.S.

Red State U.S. — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:08:51 +0000

And to hear him speak on national security is doubly offensive seeing how he received 5 deferments to avoid military service and not forgetting he was second in command when the worst terrorist attack ever occurred on our soil.

Bush/Cheney were asleep at the wheel when Al Queda struck and then they veered this nation off into a useless needless war with Iraq to divert our attention from the real terrorists and now they spend their time yammering about how safe they made the country.

For Cheney to tell us he knows all about national security is like Charlie Brown telling us he knows all about kicking a football.

By: Zoe, Florida USA

Zoe, Florida USA — Fri, 22 May 2009 16:50:21 +0000

Mr. Cheney was wrong about almost every decision made since 9/11. Why would we expect him to be right about anything now?

By: Roy G

Roy G — Fri, 22 May 2009 04:23:23 +0000

My mailer today from ACLU;

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Dear ACLU Supporter,

Earlier today, President Obama delivered a major speech on torture, Guantánamo Bay, and military commissions.

That speech and the national debate it will spark in the weeks ahead wouldn’t be happening without you.

Without your energy, your commitment to principle, and your determination to keep America safe and free, there would be no national conversation about ending policies and practices that defy the Constitution and undermine the rule of law.

We were pleased to hear President Obama speak so movingly about respect for the Constitution, about the critical importance of due process, and about the horrible violation of American values that torture represents.

We do, however, strongly disagree with the president that modifying Bush-era military commissions can solve their basic injustice. Any system designed to produce a pre-ordained outcome — rather than a free and fair trial — is irreparably unjust.

Furthermore, creating a system of indefinite detention — holding detainees for years without facing charges — is a fundamental violation of the Constitution.

In the debate the president set in motion today, you can count on the ACLU to hold firm in defense of core principles. With you by our side, we will keep working to totally dismantle the Bush system of injustice and to create an America we can be proud of again.

Sincerely,

Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
American Civil Liberties Union

ACLU.org