msnbc.msn.com — ?The world is beginning to doubt the moral basis of our fight against terrorism,? said Powell, who served under Bush and is a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. ?To redefine Common Article 3 would add to those doubts. Furthermore, it would put our own troops at risk.?
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d1carter_Sep 15, 2006
Powerful letter with a grammatical error in it...must have been written in a rush.
Closed AccountSep 15, 2006
wtf
nikebudSep 15, 2006
well, the 9/11 "fear" card was just played, through the media, as it was the fifth 'anniversary' (btw, how can anyone use the phrase 'the fifth anniversary of 9/11' like it's some sort of celebratory remembrance?)Now that we have everyone fired up to fight the brown man, perfect time to draft legistlation/pick away at the constitution some more.
blackjack75Sep 15, 2006
You are a terrorist. You just hate our FREEDOM (to torture).
deesnutzSep 15, 2006
Unlike the chicken hawks of George W. Bush and Dick Cheney, Powell had the experience and understood that this Iraqi war wrong in the first place.Unfortunately, like someone pointed out here, that he was duped and misinformed when he spoke at the UN. He was only doing his job and had to work with what was given to him.But like a real man, he is trying to do what is right and correct the mistake that he made in the past. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney don't understand that. They think that if they admit to being wrong then they are weak. Instead, they go on being pig headed and continue to lie to the American people and to the world.But the joke is on them, because everyone now knows that this war is based on a lie. George W. Bush and Dick Cheney do not have any more credibility. That's a shame because, I remember when the word of the President of the United States of America actually meant something.And yes, Bill Clinton should have been impeached for lying under oath which was the right thing to do. And America now needs to do the right thing and impeach George W. Bush.Truly the sadness thing of it all, is that poor American soldiers continue to die and lose limbs based on George W. Bush and Dick Cheney's pack of lies.Have you no shame Mr. President and Mr. Vice-President?America's Amazing Disgrace ...<a class="user" href="http://www.democratgiftshop.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi/571511948/angryintheusa/294337">http://www.democratgiftshop.com/cgi-bin/store/store.cgi/571511948/angryintheusa/294337</a>
hasbeenSep 15, 2006
ever thought that maybe he's doing this to protect himself?
angulionSep 15, 2006
to topic of witchhunt:The story I have heard is that someone accused of being a witch was usually thrown in a lake/sea from a pier. If they could swim it would be black magic or something and they would be picked up and burned.(The others drowned...)
mcshakenSep 16, 2006
What blew me away was the statement by the President below:From this article:<a class="user" href="http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2450496">http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2450496</a>[Quote]"Growing animated, he (President Bush) said, "It's unacceptable to think that there's any kind of comparison between the behavior of the United States of America and the action of Islamic extremists who kill innocent women and children to achieve an objective."[/Quote]I wonder how many Innocent Iraqi women and children have been killed by the US invasion of Iraq? Was the "objective" to remove Saddam really worth the loss of innocent lives? It's interesting to note that this information isn't easily found by the major news networks....Remember, the President recently admitted that there was no connection between Iraq and the tragedy of 9/11, yet the focus of the Administration shifted away from Osama to Saddam...These are truly crazy times we're living in....
dawnjSep 17, 2006
I think Powell should be commended for taking a public stand. I think he was duped by the administration and got out when he could and instead of retiring quietly, he stepped up. I don't understand why more people aren't arguing that innocent people can be tortured as well and why don't we care about that? And when we shred the Constitution for a little "security" what America are we defending anyway? As Ben Franklin said those who are willing to sacrifice freedom for security deserve neither freedom or security.And by the way, the 911 commission found the weaknesses that could've prevented 9/11--none of those weaknesses were the result of not torturing people or tapping their phones. We had more intel than we knew what to do with, we just couldn't process it or have it communicated from one branch of government to the other. Those problems still exist.