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Octafish

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3. Cheney was public face, but the responsibility is Bush's, who signed off on it.

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Tue Feb 17, 2015, 10:02 AM

Feb 2015

The guy hates war criminals, in a compelling kind of way.

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CIA whistleblower calls for prosecution of officials responsible for torture [View all] Octafish Feb 2015 OP

Horrible. polly7 Feb 2015 #1

CIA Torture program reminds me of NAZI human experimentation. Octafish Feb 2015 #4

So interesting. polly7 Feb 2015 #5

"[E]xperimental inquiry into what is possible" OnyxCollie Feb 2015 #7

"That is the textbook definition of human experimentation"... MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #14

Yet, America continues to try to justify those actions. No honor. Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2015 #56

That's because NAZI's were gainfully employed and their skillsets were increased by elements of US bobthedrummer Feb 2015 #19

padilla was an American citizen too questionseverything Feb 2015 #40

That's rather sanctimonious of Kiriakou, don't you think? Scuba Feb 2015 #2

Cheney was public face, but the responsibility is Bush's, who signed off on it. Octafish Feb 2015 #3

HEY! You said "RT" and that makes this whole thread suspect. RT has "Russian" in the title rhett o rick Feb 2015 #27

Considering he is pro-waterboarding, why, yes! nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #18

Didn't his understanding evolve? Octafish Feb 2015 #21

Um, no---his understanding didn't 'evolve' until he realized he could troll the Far Left. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #23

If that were so, he'd still be supporting US Government Torture program. Octafish Feb 2015 #25

No.....he's trolling the Farthest Left, Octa....pretending he gives a shite about msanthrope Feb 2015 #30

Do you have a government pension in your future, msanthrope? Octafish Feb 2015 #32

Kiriakou lost his pension because he went to prison. He.....like Jeffrey Sterling, msanthrope Feb 2015 #33

The psychotic heinous group-think of warmakers is destroying humanity and the earth. Dont call me Shirley Feb 2015 #6

They truly are! We are living in post-fascist America. Octafish Feb 2015 #22

Many of them are New Apostolic Reformation dominionist zealots bobthedrummer Mar 2015 #69

And they fit hand in glove into the goals of the mic, as if one dependent upon the other. Dont call me Shirley Mar 2015 #70

K&R. nt OnyxCollie Feb 2015 #8

I've got friends and family who are grieving over wars without end. Octafish Feb 2015 #24

K&R! marym625 Feb 2015 #9

William K. Black noticed that in regards to the Banksters. Octafish Feb 2015 #29

nope. not that many brave people in Washington marym625 Feb 2015 #58

Prosecution of these war criminals is step one JEB Feb 2015 #10

Gee, didn't this president come into office on behalf of transparency? What happened??? MrMickeysMom Feb 2015 #11

+1 BeanMusical Feb 2015 #13

Ask Obama. /nt Ash_F Feb 2015 #12

Just finished watching "Kill the Messenger." Searched historical news articles about Gary Webb. kelliekat44 Feb 2015 #15

Ridiculous. John Kiriakou is pro-torture, everyone knows that. n/t yodermon Feb 2015 #16

Sarcasm? [n/t] Maedhros Feb 2015 #38

And, the thugs that participated in it. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2015 #17

He should quit being so sanctimonious BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #20

Hell, he is a whistle-blower, so how much credence can he have? rhett o rick Feb 2015 #28

He's no whistleblower....he DEFENDED the use of waterboarding..... msanthrope Feb 2015 #31

The "Farthest Left?" BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #37

Nope..paraphrasing the TOS.... msanthrope Feb 2015 #39

Know thyself BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #41

Well--this the first time on DU I've been accused of being far Left. I suppose that's an msanthrope Feb 2015 #43

No BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #44

Why not just state plainly what you mean? I never alert on personal insults, because I think they msanthrope Feb 2015 #45

I'm not afraid of hides BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #47

Yes--that a few, sensible DUers remember when this CIA agent brazenly went on national msanthrope Feb 2015 #48

False equivalence BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #50

Which is exactly what I wrote.....anyone we can get for torture, WE SHOULD. msanthrope Feb 2015 #51

Well at least we agree on that. BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #52

The only place we disagree is where I think people like Kiriakou remain the pieces of shit msanthrope Feb 2015 #53

Then we don't disagree BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #55

Then I was wrong, and I apologize, truly. nt msanthrope Feb 2015 #59

You don't have to apologize BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #62

Link to where he defended waterboarding? Vattel Feb 2015 #63

Oh yeah, whistle-blowers are the worst! BrotherIvan Feb 2015 #36

This thread is a great example of the divide in the Democratic Party as represented rhett o rick Feb 2015 #26

Amazing how much the party has changed. raindaddy Feb 2015 #35

'Amazing how the whistle blowers are subjected to more scrutiny than the corruption of the system... Octafish Feb 2015 #46

Thank you Octafish raindaddy Feb 2015 #60

In other words, Jamastiene Feb 2015 #64

This message was self-deleted by its author guyton Feb 2015 #34

A National Press Corpse Octafish Feb 2015 #67

Go look this guy up on... ReRe Feb 2015 #42

''I would do it all again.'' Octafish Feb 2015 #54

My day is not complete.... ReRe Feb 2015 #68

This country has no moral authority and will never have any until the torturers are brought to sabrina 1 Feb 2015 #49

Judge Laurence Silberman compared a journalist who said, 'Bush lied America into war' with NAZIs. Octafish Feb 2015 #57

MUST. LOOK. FORWARD. blkmusclmachine Feb 2015 #61

That's what Judge Silberman said, just the other day. Octafish Feb 2015 #65

That's just what Presidential Advisor Cass Sunstein said the other day. Octafish Feb 2015 #66