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grahamhgreen

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32. Not true. Failure to prosecute for the crime of torture means that torture is available for use,

Reply to treestar (Reply #29)

Mon May 6, 2013, 11:43 AM

May 2013

without consequence. Thus, we do, can, and will torture if it suits the powers that be.

Also, we still render to countries, or simply 'outsource' the torturing, which is also torture.

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Noam Chomsky: US, a Top Terrorist State [View all] Coyotl May 2013 OP

Ah, Chomsky! Newest Reality May 2013 #1

I miss Howard Zinn who I give tribute to along with Chomsky. L0oniX May 2013 #7

Excellent post. blackspade May 2013 #19

Well... greytdemocrat May 2013 #2

Yep. davidthegnome May 2013 #3

I'm sure Albert's x wife would disagree a bit. L0oniX May 2013 #8

By All Means liberalmike27 May 2013 #11

Sorry but, extreme arrogance davidthegnome May 2013 #13

Damn all those arrogant scientists, too radiclib May 2013 #14

Way to entirely miss the point. davidthegnome May 2013 #17

You got that right radiclib May 2013 #21

The content of his ideas? davidthegnome May 2013 #22

Now that you've finally gone beyond mere personal insults radiclib May 2013 #30

Extreme arragance is believing lies instead of the truth. You seem to have his backwards. Coyotl May 2013 #15

Perhaps from people who are highly intelligent... davidthegnome May 2013 #18

Arrogance? SitchaChante May 2013 #24

Thank you and welcome to DU, SitchaChante. dotymed May 2013 #31

The truth does often hurt. davidthegnome May 2013 #34

Welcome to DU my friend! hrmjustin May 2013 #35

Your still presenting a failed ad hominem attack. grahamhgreen May 2013 #26

Chomsky, to me, is not Newest Reality May 2013 #12

+1000 blackspade May 2013 #20

That applies to you too, I suppose Coyotl May 2013 #4

The arguer, being or not being sulphurdunn May 2013 #6

But at least we Turbineguy May 2013 #5

US insurance corporations ARE terrorists. n/t L0oniX May 2013 #9

Noam Chomsky hits the nail on its head by realizing terrorist acts by a righteous superpower indepat May 2013 #10

^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^ +1000000000000000 Coyotl May 2013 #16

We are not a terrorist state treestar May 2013 #23

No, we just start wars based on lies and kill a lot of people, shock and awe and all that Coyotl May 2013 #25

The Afghanistan war was not based on a lie treestar May 2013 #28

But we do torture, so that makes us a.... grahamhgreen May 2013 #27

We don't torture at this time treestar May 2013 #29

Not true. Failure to prosecute for the crime of torture means that torture is available for use, grahamhgreen May 2013 #32

he said, hopefully. Coyotl May 2013 #33

War and the threat of war is terror. usGovOwesUs3Trillion May 2013 #36

Somehow we beat Germany, Japan treestar May 2013 #37

and usGovOwesUs3Trillion May 2013 #38