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Topic: Science > Prophecies-Of-Nostradamus
User: "The Master"
Date: 17 May 2005 01:52:33 PM
Object: Galloway slaughters the US Senate
Galloway v the US Senate
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/news/archives/uk_politics/2005/05/17/galloway_v_the_us_senate.html
Whatever your view of his defence, it was a barnstorming performance.
George Galloway, Respect MP for Bethnal Green since May 5 and
self-appointed leader of Britain's antiwar movement / Saddam-adoring
demagogue / Portugal-dwelling irrelevance (delete as applicable) was
giving evidence before the US Senate against charges that he profited
financially from Iraqi oil sales.
In a fierce defence, as the anti-war east London MP addressed the Senate
subcommittee he rarely consulted notes and looked the senators in the
eye. Their accusations, he said, amounted to "the mother of all
smokescreens" whose purpose was to obscure alleged US profiteering from
Iraq's oil.
Some highlights:
"I have met Saddam Hussein exactly the same number of times as Donald
Rumsfeld met him. The difference is that Donald Rumsfeld met him to sell
him guns and to give him maps the better to target those guns."
"I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when British and American
governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas."
"You have nothing on me, Senator, except my name on lists of names from
Iraq, many of which have been drawn up after the installation of your
puppet government in Iraq."
Posted by Jon Dennis at May 17, 2005 05:37 PM
Comments
I have only one word for Galloway "BRAVO" You put those shameless "SIN
NATORS" in hell, when did taking a principle stand against unlawfull
invasion of a soverign state become a crime. Bush and Sadamm should be
the one onm trial not Galloway. And for the lame duck Tony Blair. Labour
Party has just lost my vote to Respect Galloways party.
Comments posted by: Kayode Ogundamisi at May 17, 2005 06:27 PM
The only punch which the senators landed was the jibe about "if we find
out that we received dirty money we usually give it back" [to which the
reply ought to have been "well ask the children who benefited from
Mariam's Appeal to return it then".]
It will be interesting to find out whether those documents are proven to
be forgeries or not when GG has had time to get his lawyers on them...on
the other hand, according to Respect, there are no originals - just some
grainy photocopies of dubious origin.
Clear away victory this afternoon.
Comments posted by: rauchenmachtsehrschnellabhangig at May 17, 2005 06:32 PM
Galloway was predictable. Levin, the ranking Democrat on the committee,
was more exasperated by Galloway than the Republican, Coleman.
I blogged on the broadcast of the hearing....it was disgraceful.
http://democracyguy.typepad.com/democracy_guy_grassroots_/2005/05/cable_news_woul.html
Comments posted by: Tim Russo at May 17, 2005 06:34 PM
.. . . You've gotta admire the old dog but sadly, just 'cos there's no
money doesn't mean you didn't help the regime.
I'm just waiting for him to use the word "indefatigable" . . .
Comments posted by: Uncle Pauly at May 17, 2005 06:34 PM
Bravo Mr. Galloway. As an American opposed to the invasion of Iraq and
the puppet government it instilled, I am glad you have the guts to say
what no other politician will say in the U.S., Republican or Democrat!
Comments posted by: Jason Sweet at May 17, 2005 06:35 PM
Well done to George galloway! A great guy and pride of British politics,
a man of integrity and bottle. The amricans are a joke trying to accuse
other people and divert attention from their own crimes, they stand with
blood still dripping of their hands! George is great!
Comments posted by: Daniel Philips at May 17, 2005 06:35 PM
What a great performance from Galloway, i dont think the senate knew
what hit them. The situtation has provided Galloway the perferct
opportunity to expose the americans war crimes, they are so guilty.
Comments posted by: David Freeman at May 17, 2005 06:38 PM
God bless George Galloway.
I suppose we all opposed the general massacre in Iraq, the robbery of
it's oil and the systematic torture of young Iraqi squadies, and still
do, because we're the ones corrupted by Iraqs oil now in the eyes of the
patriotic American sheeple are we?
I see a French politician has been accused similarly to G.Galloway...
As Hitler said "It is the victors who write history" (possibley to
George Bushes grandpappy, Prescott?), but let me assure you this idea
that 'Might IS right' is the law of the beast.
Comments posted by: Paul Cropper at May 17, 2005 06:39 PM
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User: "Daniel Joseph Min"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 07:47:55 PM
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This radically Anti-American criminal George Galloway
might as well have handed the Republican majority of
US lawmakers a glistening razor and stretched out his
hate-stained neck: Galloway's going down the HARD way!
On the most popular moderate-to-conservative websites,
like http://www.foxnews.com/, http://www.newsmax.com,
http://www.worldnetdaily.com, http://www.freerepublic.com,
http://www.conservativenews.org, etc. etc., Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network. Galloway is amazingly ignorant,
and is a lousy liar. His life as he knew it is over...
HINT for Mr. Galloway: When the number one wealthiest,
most generous, and most powerful nation in the world
has got your fat bloated derriere in a bloody ringer,
the *STUPIDEST* thing you could have done was to call
them "hawkish zionist christian neocon war criminals"
to their faces on international-broadcast television!
If you thought before that we, as you say, "neocons",
had already found you guilty before you had a chance
to defend yourself; if that's what you thought before,
the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Investigations Subcommittee, who questioned
you about your substantial and illegal receipt of the
Oil-for-Food vouchers, the subcommittee is guaranteed
to throw the BOOK at you & your Anti-American buddies
over there in the Al-Qaeda network-supporting Eurabia!
Buy RED! Boycott BLUE! And SUPPORT The "Nuclear" Option!
Daniel Joseph Min
http://www.geocities.com/daniel_joseph_min
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2B1CCFE7
some left-wing liberal wanker barfed:

Galloway
http://b...html
<snipped grossly-distorted liberal wankage>

"'God is dead'-Nietzsche
'Nietzsche is dead'-God'"
-Tombs Restaurant in D.C.
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User: "Aidan"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 09:56:57 PM
"Daniel Joseph Min" <Real.Min@Colorado.USA> wrote in message
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<*SNIP PREDICTIBLE WANKAGE*>
....

HINT for Mr. Galloway: When the number one wealthiest,
most generous, and most powerful nation in the world
has got your fat bloated derriere in a bloody ringer,
the *STUPIDEST* thing you could have done was to call
them "hawkish zionist christian neocon war criminals"
to their faces on international-broadcast television!

Oh, I suppose he was meant to kowtow for the Senate? Fat chance... the man
fucking OWNED your asses. One man, versus an entire political party, yet
they were unable to shoot him down, and infact were shot down by him
(figurativly speaking of course)... he destroyed them.
It was the *BEST* thing he could have done. He set fire to the house of
cards that is the American story of pre-war sanctions busters. Bravo! You
far-right nationalist's can bleat and squeal all you like about what has
happened here, but this is clearly a victory for truth. To that end, by
sticking to the lies fed to you by your overlords, you make yourself look
like their pet parrot... which to you, I'm sure is a favourable proposition.
SQUAWK!
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User: "Perseid"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 10:30:46 PM
"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> Spat the Words

"Daniel Joseph Min" <Real.Min@Colorado.USA> wrote in message
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<*SNIP PREDICTIBLE WANKAGE*>
...

HINT for Mr. Galloway: When the number one wealthiest,
most generous, and most powerful nation in the world
has got your fat bloated derriere in a bloody ringer,
the *STUPIDEST* thing you could have done was to call
them "hawkish zionist christian neocon war criminals"
to their faces on international-broadcast television!


Oh, I suppose he was meant to kowtow for the Senate? Fat chance... the
man fucking OWNED your asses. One man, versus an entire political
party, yet they were unable to shoot him down, and infact were shot down
by him (figurativly speaking of course)... he destroyed them.

It was the *BEST* thing he could have done. He set fire to the house of
cards that is the American story of pre-war sanctions busters. Bravo!

But the pre-war US decisions aren't at issue in this particular
Senate committee. If they have anything on him then his goose is
cooked. He may appear a hero to many but he may just wind up roast
bird meat. Such is the fate of many who confront 'The Committee'.

You far-right nationalist's can bleat and squeal all you like about what
has happened here, but this is clearly a victory for truth.

The victory for truth may just be won by the Senate investigators
if this Galloway guy had his hands dirty. We'll know more as facts
emerge. It's very hard to lie to a Senate committee and get away
with it.

To that
end, by sticking to the lies fed to you by your overlords, you make
yourself look like their pet parrot... which to you, I'm sure is a
favourable proposition.

SQUAWK!



.
User: "Daniel Robinson"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 19 May 2005 05:20:47 PM


But the pre-war US decisions aren't at issue in this particular
Senate committee. If they have anything on him then his goose is
cooked. He may appear a hero to many but he may just wind up roast
bird meat. Such is the fate of many who confront 'The Committee'.

If the US had any real facts they would have produced them. Currently it
looks like the US is attempting to punish anyone who stood in the way of the
US war on Iraq.


The victory for truth may just be won by the Senate investigators
if this Galloway guy had his hands dirty. We'll know more as facts
emerge. It's very hard to lie to a Senate committee and get away
with it.

If Galloway had his hands dirty, the proof would be over wealming, it is
not, however the US should explain what has happened to the oil which G.W.
Bush said he would protect.
Daniel
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User: "Daniel Joseph Min"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 10:25:42 AM
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Chuckles. In my televised tour of the Senate debate
on the Nuclear option the majority of everybody are
speaking out in support of destroying the Democrats
altogether. And in my "tour" of Galloway's imminent,
well-earned and perfectly legal railroading through
our federal system finds Galloway GUILTY as charged.
Cheers!
Daniel Joseph Min
http://www.geocities.com/daniel_joseph_min
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2B1CCFE7
"Douglas Clark" wrote:

In my tour of the Bath pubs today everybody was drinking George's health.
Douglas Clark, Bath, Somerset, England ....

"There's nothing like a good, clean kill!"
--Peter Sellers, 'The Magic Christian'
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User: "ouroboros rex"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 11:19:13 AM
"Daniel Joseph Min" <Real.Min@Colorado.USA> wrote in message
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Chuckles. In my televised tour of the Senate debate
on the Nuclear option the majority of everybody are
speaking out in support of destroying the Democrats
altogether. And in my "tour" of Galloway's imminent,
well-earned and perfectly legal railroading through
our federal system finds Galloway GUILTY as charged.

same lies different day


Cheers!
Daniel Joseph Min
http://www.geocities.com/daniel_joseph_min
http://pgp.mit.edu:11371/pks/lookup?op=get&search=0x2B1CCFE7

"Douglas Clark" wrote:

In my tour of the Bath pubs today everybody was drinking George's health.
Douglas Clark, Bath, Somerset, England ....


"There's nothing like a good, clean kill!"
--Peter Sellers, 'The Magic Christian'

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User: "Michael Johnathan McDonald"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 08:51:25 PM
Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network

Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)
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User: "MonsieurStat"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 10:16:43 PM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)

LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND, not to
mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.
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User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 10:40:48 PM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)


LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND, not to
mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.

Al-Jaqueera, realiable? Well, yes. I guess if you think Baghdad Bob is
reliable (as in, he tells the same lies over and over again), I guess you could
consider them to be reliable.
.
User: "c-bee1"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 11:41:20 PM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)


LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND, not

to

mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.


Al-Jaqueera, realiable? Well, yes. I guess if you think Baghdad Bob is
reliable (as in, he tells the same lies over and over again), I guess you

could

consider them to be reliable.

Looks like someone has been neglecting their research again. lol
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User: "MonsieurStat"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 17 May 2005 11:45:29 PM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)


LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND, not
to mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.


Al-Jaqueera, realiable? Well, yes. I guess if you think Baghdad Bob is
reliable (as in, he tells the same lies over and over again), I guess you
could consider them to be reliable.

In all fairness, Al-Jazeera tells many less lies than the corporate media.
Some of the stories they tell just seem so incredible that one might assume
they are making them up. I can remember when about two years ago they had
people on talking about Americans using torture on Afghans and Iraqis, many
people just brushed it off as anti-American propaganda. But then a year
later, it turned out they weren't just hiring actors to tell these stories.
Al-Jazeera is a very low budget, no frills network of journalists, working
in extremely difficult conditions. They sometimes might get over zealous,
and they sometimes have their own biases. But I don't know of any cases that
Al-Jazeera has intentionally tried to mislead the public. Compare this to
your typical corporate media outlet in the US where day after day they go on
the same tirade of propaganda and misinformation. It's gotten so bad now
that many journalists with a grain of integrity are just walking off. Last
weekend the second National Conference on Media Reform was held in Missouri.
You should hear some of the testimonies and stories that were being told.
It's just incredible, and it wasn't even Al-Jazeera covering it.
Stat.


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User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 01:03:55 AM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

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Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)


LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND, not to
mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.


Al-Jaqueera, realiable? Well, yes. I guess if you think Baghdad Bob is
reliable (as in, he tells the same lies over and over again), I guess you
could consider them to be reliable.


In all fairness, Al-Jazeera tells many less lies than the corporate media.

How many Arab militias did you survey before you came to that conclusion?

Some of the stories they tell just seem so incredible that one might assume
they are making them up. I can remember when about two years ago they had
people on talking about Americans using torture on Afghans and Iraqis, many
people just brushed it off as anti-American propaganda. But then a year later,
it turned out they weren't just hiring actors to tell these stories.

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor and
taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call that
torture simply lacks credibility.
.
User: "tw"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 04:12:01 AM
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Daniel Joseph Min wrote:

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

Galloway's
worn-out "neocon" Bush-bashing diatribe sounds exactly
like it was written for Usama bin Laden to deliver over
the Al-Jazeera network


Al-Jazeera where one can trust opinion ;)


LOL
You should talk! Al-Jazeera is immeasurably more reliable than WND,

not to

mention Fox and CNN.
Stat.


Al-Jaqueera, realiable? Well, yes. I guess if you think Baghdad Bob

is

reliable (as in, he tells the same lies over and over again), I guess

you

could consider them to be reliable.


In all fairness, Al-Jazeera tells many less lies than the corporate

media.


How many Arab militias did you survey before you came to that conclusion?

How much Al-Jazeera programming did you watch before you came to yours?


Some of the stories they tell just seem so incredible that one might

assume

they are making them up. I can remember when about two years ago they

had

people on talking about Americans using torture on Afghans and Iraqis,

many

people just brushed it off as anti-American propaganda. But then a year

later,

it turned out they weren't just hiring actors to tell these stories.


Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor

and

taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call that
torture simply lacks credibility.

Psychological abuse isn't torture? You may find the Geneva Convention
disagrees..



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User: "Aidan"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 01:36:09 AM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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....

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.

I disagree.
When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.
Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.
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User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 01:42:56 AM
"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.

Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally accepted
standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into mulching
macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was tame in
comparison.
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Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past participle
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atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind : AGONY b : something that causes agony or pain
2 : the infliction of intense pain (as from burning, crushing, or wounding) to
punish, coerce, or afford sadistic pleasure
3 : distortion or overrefinement of a meaning or an argument : STRAINING
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User: "ouroboros rex"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 09:50:17 AM
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to
call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to
inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity
based on this fact.


Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally accepted
standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into
mulching macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was
tame in comparison.

Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German drAhsil
turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind

rofl You just destroyed your entire pathetic lying argument.
.
User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 11:36:23 AM
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Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.


Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally accepted
standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into
mulching macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was tame
in comparison.

Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German drAhsil
turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind


rofl You just destroyed your entire pathetic lying argument.

Care to elaborate, or are you simply trolling for trouble?
.
User: "Larry Hewitt"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 01:23:59 PM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the

floor

and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to

call

that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to

inflict

distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The

real

problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach

on

locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of

dignity

based on this fact.


Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally

accepted

standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into
mulching macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was

tame

in comparison.

Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German

drAhsil

turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind


rofl You just destroyed your entire pathetic lying argument.


Care to elaborate, or are you simply trolling for trouble?


Shhesh. You say local standards don;t apply, implying that OUR local
standards are the ones you mean (instead of, say, the local standards in
Sweden, of Botswana, or Japan or ...). Next you assert taht certain actions
i Iraq define their local standards for torture, wothout providing evidence
tht it Was intended TO BE torture (instead of, say execution, like the
electric chair is here) or providing evidence that Iraqi local standards for
what is torture is LIMITED to beheading. Then you supply a definition that
defines OUR local standards, somehow asserting that what is going on in Iraq
adheres to those standards.
Larry
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User: "c-bee1"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 05:55:38 PM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the

floor

and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to

call

that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to

inflict

distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The

real

problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach

on

locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of

dignity

based on this fact.


Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally

accepted

standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into
mulching macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was

tame

in comparison.

Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German

drAhsil

turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind


rofl You just destroyed your entire pathetic lying argument.


Care to elaborate, or are you simply trolling for trouble?

Trouble, from an obvious lying jackass like you? AAAAAAAAAH
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!!!
.

User: "tw"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 19 May 2005 07:05:24 AM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the

floor

and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to

call

that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to

inflict

distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The

real

problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach

on

locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of

dignity

based on this fact.


Sorry. Local standards don't apply to international law. Locally

accepted

standards in Iraq seems to be to behead people, or to throw them into
mulching macnhines while their families watch. What our troops did was

tame

in comparison.

Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German

drAhsil

turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or mind


rofl You just destroyed your entire pathetic lying argument.


Care to elaborate, or are you simply trolling for trouble?

Dammit Gawwge. If you can't see, there's really no point explaining it to
you. But I'll give it another shot:
Main Entry: 1tor·ture
Pronunciation: 'tor-ch&r
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Late Latin tortura, from Latin tortus, past
participle of torquEre to twist; probably akin to Old High German drAhsil
turner, Greek atraktos spindle
1 a : anguish of body or ***MIND***
Is that any clearer?
.




User: "MonsieurStat"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 11:21:36 PM
"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote in message
news:newscache$shbogi$27e$1@titan.linknet.com.au...

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but
to call that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity based on this fact.

Torture in Iraq and Afghanistan often goes beyond encroaching local mores
and customs. I believe it is faire to say that any human being (even a
Muslim) feels physical pain for getting beaten by a cable, kicked, slapped
or punched, suspended from wrists with hands tied behind the back,
electrocuted through genitals and other sensitive body parts, soddomized by
various objects, exposed to extreme cold, deprived of food and water, kept
blindfolded or handcuffed continuously for several days, getting exposed to
extremely loud noises, sleep deprivation, etc. This has all happened
routinely in both Iraq and Afghanistan.
Then there are all the "psychological" torture techniques, some of which
manipulate "local" or personal mores. Something like the now infamous
desecration of the Koran (which humanitarian organizations been reporting
for at least a year - no credit to Newsweek), might leave an atheist
indifferent, but to a devout Muslim it's degrading and humiliating. Other
stuff such as forcing prisoners to perform sexually oriented acts (group
masturbation, getting piled naked on top of each other, etc.) may be
considered by some (such as our friend George here) as borderline. I am not
sure if it is a cultural thing, as I don't know many nationalities who would
voluntarily submit to these acts, but certainly to an ordinary Iraqi or
Afghani they translate into such levels of humiliation and degradation that
given a choice they would probably choose straight physical torture
techniques over these.
Bottom line is that inflicting physical or psychological pain is still
considered wrong by the vast majority of people. The Bush administration
maintains that if torture can save lives, then it is justifiable. I have a
lot of problem with that, and I know you do too. Especially that according
to US intelligence reports, between 70 to 90% of all detainees in Iraq were
arrested by mistake. So torturing them to clear them of wrong doings becomes
rather counterproductive. How many of these tortured ordinary citizens will
not join a terrorist group once they are released?
Stat.


.
User: "Perseid"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 19 May 2005 07:51:44 AM
"MonsieurStat" <monsieurstat@gmail.com> Spat the Words


"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power,
but to call that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to
inflict distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach
on locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity based on this fact.


Torture in Iraq and Afghanistan often goes beyond encroaching local
mores and customs. I believe it is faire to say that any human being
(even a Muslim) feels physical pain for getting beaten by a cable,
kicked, slapped or punched, suspended from wrists with hands tied behind
the back, electrocuted through genitals and other sensitive body parts,
soddomized by various objects, exposed to extreme cold, deprived of food
and water, kept blindfolded or handcuffed continuously for several days,
getting exposed to extremely loud noises, sleep deprivation, etc. This
has all happened routinely in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Then there are all the "psychological" torture techniques, some of which
manipulate "local" or personal mores. Something like the now infamous
desecration of the Koran (which humanitarian organizations been
reporting for at least a year - no credit to Newsweek), might leave an
atheist indifferent, but to a devout Muslim it's degrading and
humiliating. Other stuff such as forcing prisoners to perform sexually
oriented acts (group masturbation, getting piled naked on top of each
other, etc.) may be considered by some (such as our friend George here)
as borderline. I am not sure if it is a cultural thing, as I don't know
many nationalities who would voluntarily submit to these acts, but
certainly to an ordinary Iraqi or Afghani they translate into such
levels of humiliation and degradation that given a choice they would
probably choose straight physical torture techniques over these.

Bottom line is that inflicting physical or psychological pain is still
considered wrong by the vast majority of people. The Bush administration
maintains that if torture can save lives, then it is justifiable. I have
a lot of problem with that, and I know you do too. Especially that
according to US intelligence reports, between 70 to 90% of all detainees
in Iraq were arrested by mistake. So torturing them to clear them of
wrong doings becomes rather counterproductive.

Tie rocks to them, throw them in the pond. If they sink, they're
ok. If they float they're witches. (it's the way they used to tell
if you had a pact with the devil, back in the days of superstition).

How many of these
tortured ordinary citizens will not join a terrorist group once they are
released? Stat.





.

User: "Dani"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 19 May 2005 12:00:22 AM
On Thu, 19 May 2005 00:21:36 -0400, "MonsieurStat"
<monsieurstat@gmail.com> wrote:


"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote in message
news:newscache$shbogi$27e$1@titan.linknet.com.au...

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but
to call that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity based on this fact.


Torture in Iraq and Afghanistan often goes beyond encroaching local mores
and customs. I believe it is faire to say that any human being (even a
Muslim) feels physical pain for getting beaten by a cable, kicked, slapped
or punched, suspended from wrists with hands tied behind the back,
electrocuted through genitals and other sensitive body parts, soddomized by
various objects, exposed to extreme cold, deprived of food and water, kept
blindfolded or handcuffed continuously for several days, getting exposed to
extremely loud noises, sleep deprivation, etc. This has all happened
routinely in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Then there are all the "psychological" torture techniques, some of which
manipulate "local" or personal mores. Something like the now infamous
desecration of the Koran (which humanitarian organizations been reporting
for at least a year - no credit to Newsweek), might leave an atheist
indifferent, but to a devout Muslim it's degrading and humiliating. Other
stuff such as forcing prisoners to perform sexually oriented acts (group
masturbation, getting piled naked on top of each other, etc.) may be
considered by some (such as our friend George here) as borderline. I am not
sure if it is a cultural thing, as I don't know many nationalities who would
voluntarily submit to these acts, but certainly to an ordinary Iraqi or
Afghani they translate into such levels of humiliation and degradation that
given a choice they would probably choose straight physical torture
techniques over these.

Bottom line is that inflicting physical or psychological pain is still
considered wrong by the vast majority of people. The Bush administration
maintains that if torture can save lives, then it is justifiable. I have a
lot of problem with that, and I know you do too. Especially that according
to US intelligence reports, between 70 to 90% of all detainees in Iraq were
arrested by mistake. So torturing them to clear them of wrong doings becomes
rather counterproductive. How many of these tortured ordinary citizens will
not join a terrorist group once they are released?

I couldn't agree more, Stat. Torture (physical and/or mental) is
utterly and completely 110% unacceptable. You'd be hard pressed
to find an American that will condone those vicious acts at Abu Ghraib
And if you do find one - please remember that they are blind sheep and
that they are in the minority. Also remember that the culprits aren't
going to get away with what they did. That putrid Lyndie England
is facing jail time (thank God) which will keep her from being with
her baby - which in and of itself must be the worst punishment/torture
that could be cast upon her.
Dani
.
User: "MonsieurStat"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 19 May 2005 12:54:24 AM
"Dani" <dani7200@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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On Thu, 19 May 2005 00:21:36 -0400, "MonsieurStat"
<monsieurstat@gmail.com> wrote:


"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote in message
news:newscache$shbogi$27e$1@titan.linknet.com.au...

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but
to call that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to
inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach
on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity based on this fact.


Torture in Iraq and Afghanistan often goes beyond encroaching local mores
and customs. I believe it is faire to say that any human being (even a
Muslim) feels physical pain for getting beaten by a cable, kicked, slapped
or punched, suspended from wrists with hands tied behind the back,
electrocuted through genitals and other sensitive body parts, soddomized
by
various objects, exposed to extreme cold, deprived of food and water, kept
blindfolded or handcuffed continuously for several days, getting exposed
to
extremely loud noises, sleep deprivation, etc. This has all happened
routinely in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Then there are all the "psychological" torture techniques, some of which
manipulate "local" or personal mores. Something like the now infamous
desecration of the Koran (which humanitarian organizations been reporting
for at least a year - no credit to Newsweek), might leave an atheist
indifferent, but to a devout Muslim it's degrading and humiliating. Other
stuff such as forcing prisoners to perform sexually oriented acts (group
masturbation, getting piled naked on top of each other, etc.) may be
considered by some (such as our friend George here) as borderline. I am
not
sure if it is a cultural thing, as I don't know many nationalities who
would
voluntarily submit to these acts, but certainly to an ordinary Iraqi or
Afghani they translate into such levels of humiliation and degradation
that
given a choice they would probably choose straight physical torture
techniques over these.

Bottom line is that inflicting physical or psychological pain is still
considered wrong by the vast majority of people. The Bush administration
maintains that if torture can save lives, then it is justifiable. I have a
lot of problem with that, and I know you do too. Especially that according
to US intelligence reports, between 70 to 90% of all detainees in Iraq
were
arrested by mistake. So torturing them to clear them of wrong doings
becomes
rather counterproductive. How many of these tortured ordinary citizens
will
not join a terrorist group once they are released?


I couldn't agree more, Stat. Torture (physical and/or mental) is
utterly and completely 110% unacceptable. You'd be hard pressed
to find an American that will condone those vicious acts at Abu Ghraib

I don't doubt that one bit. There are things that ALL people from all over
the world agree upon. Condoning torture is one of them.

And if you do find one - please remember that they are blind sheep and
that they are in the minority. Also remember that the culprits aren't
going to get away with what they did. That putrid Lyndie England
is facing jail time (thank God) which will keep her from being with
her baby - which in and of itself must be the worst punishment/torture
that could be cast upon her.

Unfortunately, I think the real culprits WILL get away with it. A soldier's
actions are the responsibility of their superiors. In this case, the use of
torture was *ordered* by the highest ranking people in the army: Commander
in Chief and Secretary of Defense. Labeling a few 20 year olds "bad apples"
(which they may be), and putting them is prison is just minimizing the case,
because the use of torture by the American Army is very wide spread and
common practice now. It's been going on since the invasion of Afghanistan.
Stat.

Dani

.



User: "Grantland"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 02:05:53 AM
"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.
.
User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 10:48:41 AM
"Grantland" <mithril@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:428ae93d.1454456728@ct-news.iafrica.com...

"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.

That's not torture. That is, depending on the circumstances, either murder or
manslaughter. You are confusing issues.
.
User: "ouroboros rex"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 11:17:48 AM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"Grantland" <mithril@iafrica.com> wrote in message
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"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the
floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to
call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to
inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of
dignity
based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.


That's not torture. That is, depending on the circumstances, either
murder or manslaughter. You are confusing issues.

Argue with the US government. They say torture occurred.
.
User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 11:38:25 AM
"ouroboros rex" <c-bee1@itg.uiuc.edu> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"Grantland" <mithril@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:428ae93d.1454456728@ct-news.iafrica.com...

"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the floor
and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to call
that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to inflict
distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The real
problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach on
locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of dignity
based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.


That's not torture. That is, depending on the circumstances, either murder
or manslaughter. You are confusing issues.


Argue with the US government. They say torture occurred.

I'm sure that in some cases, it did. Regardless, murder is murder, not torture.
If extenuating circumstances allow, one might also tack on a torture charge as
well. But the two are not legally the same, or even in the same ballpark.
.
User: "c-bee1"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 05:56:54 PM
"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the

floor

and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to

call

that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to

inflict

distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The

real

problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach

on

locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of

dignity

based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.


That's not torture. That is, depending on the circumstances, either

murder

or manslaughter. You are confusing issues.


Argue with the US government. They say torture occurred.


I'm sure that in some cases, it did. Regardless, murder is murder, not

torture.

If extenuating circumstances allow, one might also tack on a torture

charge as

well. But the two are not legally the same, or even in the same ballpark.

So what you're saying is, if you torture somebody and then they die, no
torture occurred. roflmmfao
.
User: "George"

Title: Re: Galloway BURIES himself 18 May 2005 10:45:13 PM
"c-bee1" <c-bee1@insightbb.com> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"ouroboros rex" <c-bee1@itg.uiuc.edu> wrote in message
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"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
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"Grantland" <mithril@iafrica.com> wrote in message
news:428ae93d.1454456728@ct-news.iafrica.com...

"Aidan" <nospam.aweraw@linknet.com.au> wrote:

"George" <george@wtfiswrongwithyou.com> wrote in message
news:fVAie.3088$796.1867@attbi_s21...
...

Torture has many definitions. Piling a bunch of naked people on the

floor

and taking their picture may be reprehensible abuse of power, but to

call

that torture simply lacks credibility.


I disagree.

When someone (the perpetrator) performs any act against another (the
victim), and the act is degrading the victim based on contravening
culturally accepted norms, then it serves no other purpose than to

inflict

distress on the victim.

Torture doesn't have to involve physical abuse to be torture. The

real

problem with the acts carried out at Abu Ghraib, is that they encroach

on

locally accepted social standards, and seek to strip the victims of

dignity

based on this fact.

Hey idiot, they beat people to death at Abu Ghraib.


That's not torture. That is, depending on the circumstances, either

murder

or manslaughter. You are confusing issues.


Argue with the US government. They say torture occurred.


I'm sure that in some cases, it did. Regardless, murder is murder, not

torture.

If extenuating circumstances allow, one might also tack on a torture

charge as

well. But the two are not legally the same, or even in the same ballpark.


So what you're saying is, if you torture somebody and then they die, no
torture occurred. roflmmfao

Try a comprehension class, dude. Read very slowly and carefully so that the
words can sink in:
Murder is murder, not torture. If extenuating circumstances allow (i.e., the
death was caused by torture), or if torture occurred regardless of whether it
caused the death, torture charges could apply IN ADDITION to the murder charges.
But torture and murder are two completely different legal crimes. Really, I
don't know why you have such a hard time distinguishing between the two.
.














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