Shane Harris, intelligence correspondent for National Journal, talks about what Bush polices the Obama administration is continuing -- especially on national security and the release of the CIA memos.
Is there a cultural componenet of this? If wealth roughly corresponds to savings, do blacks spend more on consumption as status indicators than whites do? For instance, I have noticed than blacks at all levels tend to dress better than whites (whereas a white person would wear ratty jeans and a T-shirt as almost arefverse status symbol, the comparable balck person will be wearing a suit and tie). Or where wealthy white might drive a beat up 10 year old car, a black in acomparable position would be dring a BMW or a Mercedes.
Apr. 17 2009 11:19 AM
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jeff zuckre
from nyc
of all the methods released so far, water boarding is the harshest and cruelest and most 'un-American'. I keep reminding myself they only released 4 documents under duress from the aclu or some other freedom advocacy group. I truly hope this opens the door wide open to go after the top tier of the bush administration. these techniques are shameful and reminiscent of other regimes who fell to their demise in the previous century.
Apr. 17 2009 10:50 AM
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Leo
from Queens
I think it was a good thing to release these memos. Why try to be 'coy' and stall about the truth of what crimes our government committed in our name. I agree that the CIA officers should not be prosecuted, but the lawyers and political appointees who came up with this criminal enterprise should be put on trial for war crimes, including some of the US military officers involved. Especifically the general in charge of Guantanamo. If these people are not prosecuted then what will prevent a future administration from coming in and setup shop again knowing that they will have impunity
Apr. 17 2009 10:41 AM
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Is there a cultural componenet of this? If wealth roughly corresponds to savings, do blacks spend more on consumption as status indicators than whites do? For instance, I have noticed than blacks at all levels tend to dress better than whites (whereas a white person would wear ratty jeans and a T-shirt as almost arefverse status symbol, the comparable balck person will be wearing a suit and tie). Or where wealthy white might drive a beat up 10 year old car, a black in acomparable position would be dring a BMW or a Mercedes.
of all the methods released so far, water boarding is the harshest and cruelest and most 'un-American'. I keep reminding myself they only released 4 documents under duress from the aclu or some other freedom advocacy group. I truly hope this opens the door wide open to go after the top tier of the bush administration. these techniques are shameful and reminiscent of other regimes who fell to their demise in the previous century.
I think it was a good thing to release these memos. Why try to be 'coy' and stall about the truth of what crimes our government committed in our name.
I agree that the CIA officers should not be prosecuted, but the lawyers and political appointees who came up with this criminal enterprise should be put on trial for war crimes, including some of the US military officers involved. Especifically the general in charge of Guantanamo. If these people are not prosecuted then what will prevent a future administration from coming in and setup shop again knowing that they will have impunity
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