See Dick Justify Torture
Posted By Ardellis on October 25, 2005
Dick Cheney has been trying to get the CIA and other government agenies that don’t report to the DOD an exemption from John McCain’s anti-inhumane treatment bill. So, you know, the White House can still authorize torture whenever it wants to. Former POW McCain is, not surprisingly, not buying it. May he continue to hold that line, no matter what.
The executive branch of the US government is run by barbarians.
How else can I put it? You see, the US is supposed to have principles. Maybe our people haven’t live up to them 100% of the time, but we had them, and they meant something. But not anymore. Invade whoever you want, gang. Lie about why, if that works for you. Detain people without filing charges or giving them POW status. Go ahead. Torture? Sure. As long as you do it overseas, why not? As long as it gets us what we want. Because only Americans matter… Oh, wait. We want to imprison American citizens indefinitely, too. And have access to people’s library borrowing records. And unlimited wiretapping access. And the ability to arrest and interrogate people who’ve expressed their dissent openly. ‘Cause that’s the American way, right? Yay for freedom and democracy!
Fucking barbarians.
It’s been a long time since you’ve written anything like this. Thanks for cheering me up!