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2007-10-21 Home Front: Politix

Five Myths About Rendition (not the movie)

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Posted by Bobby 2007-10-21 06:48|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

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We must do whatever it takes to vacuam up the spawn of this satanic cult leader.

Posted by Galactic Coordinator Shins1195 2007-10-21 07:35|| 2007-10-21 07:35|| Front Page Top

#2 In fairness, though, the ghastly case of Maher Arar -- a Syrian-born Canadian citizen who convincingly says he was detained at New York's JFK Airport, handed off to Syria and tortured -- is way too close for comfort.

In fairness, Syrian-born "Canadian" Maher Arar will never have to work again a day in his life, spends his time giving Gorian lectures as a hobby and undermines the will of civilization to defend itself from his barbarian relatives. Various agencies of the American and Canadian governments have been blamed - and in some cases assumed liability for - the torture Arar allegedly suffered. The only people who have NEVER been held accountable are the Syrians, i.e. Arar's fellow countrymen who actually did the deed.

He should have been shot as a traitor.

Posted by Excalibur 2007-10-21 09:19|| 2007-10-21 09:19|| Front Page Top

#3 The only people who have NEVER been held accountable are the Syrians, i.e. Arar's fellow countrymen who actually did the deed.

Yup. One tactical decision in the WoT made by the Bush administration that was a substantial mistake was to work with the Syrians in renditions. Dumb, dumb, the problems far outweighed the benefits. The Syrians can't be trusted, they have a different agenda, and frankly,they're our enemies.

I don't have a problem with renditions, but Mr. Benjamin makes some valid points. We have to be careful who we work with, how we do it, and most importantly, what happens to the mooks we grab. If we aren't going to try them in an American court then they have to end up at Ice Station Zebra til they're old and gray. At least.

Posted by Steve White">Steve White 2007-10-21 14:05|| 2007-10-21 14:05|| Front Page Top

#4 We must do whatever it takes to vacuam up the spawn of this satanic cult leader.

We'll have to do waht it took to wipe out the last one with a moustache like that. But not enough others have recognized it yet. Be patient and pass it on.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2007-10-21 14:15|| 2007-10-21 14:15|| Front Page Top

#5 Re the Arar case, according to Debbie Schlussel, US intelligence relied on false information given by Canadian authorities. The deceit was admitted and the Canadian government paid $10 million tax free compensation to Arar. While the film, "Rendition," creates a scenario where the arrested Arab had no real connections to terrorists, it is a fact that an Arar cousin had such connections. The Canadians falsified data of said connection, imposing huge costs on American taxpayers.

Posted by McZoid 2007-10-21 16:19|| 2007-10-21 16:19|| Front Page Top

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