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2007-11-17 Home Front: WoT

House votes to end CIA rendition program, ACLU says

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Posted by Delphi 2007-11-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top
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#1 ION, REALCLEARPOLITICS > AMERICA'S VULNERABLE ECONOMY {Economist Magz] + THE CRASH OF 2008 [Patrick Buchanan].

Posted by JosephMendiola 2007-11-17 00:25|| 2007-11-17 00:25|| Front Page Top

#2 THAT is funny. Since when can the Congress amend field manuals that are written by the executive branch (last time I looked, the Dept. of the Army was under DoD which was the executive branch).

Posted by crosspatch 2007-11-17 00:31|| 2007-11-17 00:31|| Front Page Top

#3 Crosspatch, the DoD is a creation of Congress, which under Article I of the Constitution is responsible for the military. It's entirely within their rights to tell the Army what to do and how to do it.

Congress can certainly write legislation to amend the Army Field Manual if it so wants.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-11-17 01:46|| 2007-11-17 01:46|| Front Page Top

#4 Although I support the practice of 'Rendition' and torture (hell, they did it to our boys[beheadings, stringups, dissections, etc.]); I do so with the understanding of it's application(s) being done secretly and with plausible deniability. If the program leaks to be 'splayed wide open' for all to gaze and gawk, then yes; shut it down and let's get back to leaving the combatants and insurgents where they should be...lying face down on the battlefield. No questions asked, no answers given!! Ohh, and stop the live embedding; allow it only for delayed historical retelling.

Posted by smn 2007-11-17 03:02|| 2007-11-17 03:02|| Front Page Top

#5 remember, this is the same $50 Million bill that requires an Iraq withdrawal timetable, and will be number 42, as in 0-42 won-loss record against the President in the Iraq political battle. It's guaranteed a veto, and Pelosi/Reid already know they can't override it. Look for more votes to peel away from the cut-n-run cowards as the elections near, and the situation in Iraq continues improving. The majority of congress won't wanna be left holding the flaming bag of poop when the troops run out of funds (while successfully doing their difficult tasks) right before the election.

Yes, I do question the Donks' patriotism, as well as their intelligence

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2007-11-17 09:46|| 2007-11-17 09:46|| Front Page Top

#6 I'd worry less about their patriotism if they were smarter.

Posted by Thomas Woof 2007-11-17 16:47|| 2007-11-17 16:47|| Front Page Top

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