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jaxxur commented on the blog post Apoplexy, Abdication, And An Indefinite Detention Without Trial For Khalid Shaikh Mohammed
Mohammed needs to rot in his cell. I hope he’s enjoying his time at Gitmo. No trial, no nothing. Just sit in his cell and spend the rest of his miserable life there.
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Now before everybody tries to call for me to be banned, here’s my point: Water-boarding does not maim, cause permanent physical damage, or result in death. It merely simulates the sensation of drowning and having no control over your ability to end the encounter for very brief periods of time.
There are physicians present, as well as psychologists to oversee the procedure. We do not live in the middle ages, and this is a humane interrogation technique.
Now, would I undergo that procedure if I had a choice? Hell no. I’m not saying it’s pleasant, but why would we try to be pleasant to people who are trying to kill us? -
jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
I guess if you feel water-boarding is torture, then I can see why you’d think that might be a war crime. However, water-boarding isn’t torture. It is an enhanced interrogation technique. But you guys don’t see it that way, you’re unreasonable.
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
What are we to do with each other? We are fellow citizens, yet we believe completely different things about the same country. Is there no middle ground? Don’t you ever stop and consider what is happening to us all? We are growing farther and farther apart.
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Really? So I guess I’m banned, huh? That’s great. You guys have provided me with no specific defense of your positions. All you do is shout “war crime” and expect people to take you at your word. And then you pat yourself on the back, cause you’re so much better than everyone else.
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Uh, you guys are the ones who claim the U.S. government committed war crimes! You all live in an echo chamber! You all agree with each other, and an outsider has no way to know where you’re all getting information from. It’s so weird, to believe your government has committed war crimes and still live here willingly!
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Is this thread dead? Because I’d like to respond…can you provide specific instances; dates, locations, involved parties, etc. to support your assertion that we committed war crimes?
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Ok, why would I go through all this trouble and just post random things? I wouldn’t. I cannot find ANYTHING in the Geneva conventions where the U.S. committed a war crime. I seriously have looked, Wikipedia, Google, etc. I found nothing. Nothing. If you want to make assertions about war crimes, what are you basing it on? Where does it say the United States does not have the right to declare prisoners “enemy combatants”? Also, I don’t hear any news about how Bush is being tried in courts for war crimes, or anyone else being tried for that matter.
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jaxxur commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
Oh, ok. So instead of telling me how I’m wrong, you just say I have “little understanding” of the Geneva conventions. Ok, I gotcha. How, exactly, am I wrong?
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commented on the blog post “The President Ultimately Made the Call”
War crimes are committed by a nation or people that violate the Geneva Conventions, correct? If so, how does waterboarding violate the Geneva Conventions? Terrorists are not classified as prisoners of war. Therefore the Geneva Conventions have not been violated.
