Politics - 17 September 2006

Historically torture has had a tendency to produce unreliable results, just look at the witch trials, everyone who denied being a witch was brutally beaten and almost every one of them then admitted to being a witch after several days of torture.
Or look at the knights Templar, under torture almost all of them admited to worshiping the devil, and other acts of heresy.
And If someone doesn't know something and they are being torture they will make something up. if you capture a low level terrorist who happens to know very little, and you torture him for several days you will get information but.. must of it may be made up. I bet that if you give me any person and let me torture him and have complete control of his diet , sleeping and bathroom times , I could make him admit to anything.
So how is torture a reliable intelligence gathering method?

2006-09-17 08:19:18 · 26 answers · asked by Mr.happy 4

Wearing a KKK mask!

2006-09-17 08:13:59 · 44 answers · asked by Anonymous

The crazy liberals in Hollywood have all made Dafur their cause-of-the-moment.
WHY do they care about Dafur when they did not care about the atrocities committed against the people of Iraq by Saddam?

2006-09-17 08:13:41 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous

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2006-09-17 08:06:51 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Does this really represent the true democratic party, with all of the hate they voice for America?



http://politicalhumor.about.com/library/images/blclintonpathetic.htm

2006-09-17 07:57:21 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

Webster's defines fascism as: a political philosophy, movement, or regime (as that of the Fascisti) that exalts nation and often race above the individual and that stands for a centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition.

Is that really representative of the radical Islamist movement? What central government or nation do they fight for?
Is the use of the term fascist by the right's talking heads intended to relate the war in Iraq to WWII or to disguise the attempts made by this administration to emulate this philosophy (centralized autocratic government headed by a dictatorial leader, severe economic and social regimentation, and forcible suppression of opposition)?

2006-09-17 07:53:16 · 7 answers · asked by Schmorgen 6

They hate Americans coz they are free to be what they want to be. they hate Americans for being liberal and saying whateva they want.

2006-09-17 07:36:00 · 7 answers · asked by Ebee 1

Republicans lost the war in Iraq.
Republicans lost the war on Terror

WHY?

Because they are a gang of Hooligans that break every US Law and international treaty.

I know the democrats will fix america but dont you think it will take alot of time to clean house from todays current regime

2006-09-17 07:28:18 · 13 answers · asked by ast5792 1

2006-09-17 07:25:21 · 13 answers · asked by Super Shiraz 3

2006-09-17 07:15:10 · 4 answers · asked by Cassie 5

Is it just that neo-cons are a little more...how shall I say it?...liberal in personal lifestyle choices? Nudge-nudge, wink-wink, say-no-more...

2006-09-17 07:11:28 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Some people believe the war on drugs in unwinnable and insane.

The gov't would make a fortune off of drug taxes, and our jails would be less crowded. Also, legalization would put an end to small time dealers, because the major drug manufacturers would make them.

Do you feel it's time to rethink the war on drugs?

2006-09-17 07:04:05 · 18 answers · asked by Villain 6

Democrats foster a sense of entitlement among their constituents. They get them on welfare/food stamps and say, "Elect ME and I'll take care of you forever".
I'm sick of that - GET JOBS, pay taxes, and earn that air you breathe!

2006-09-17 07:03:44 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

Cons like James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell want to cut food stamps. Most Americans want to help the poor. Why do the cons hate Americans?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/13/AR2005121301764_pf.html

2006-09-17 06:52:33 · 12 answers · asked by Ebee 1

2006-09-17 06:41:31 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 06:38:30 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 06:37:34 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

Everyone here knows that if right-wingers respond to a question, they all say the same thing.

Then, as if by psychic connection, they show up together at another question, suggesting they share the same ideas about the relative importance of the various issues.

In contrast, liberals and democrats do not have a consensus view on anything.

Liberals don’t do the herd behavior thing very well. Most never give the Democratic Party a second thought (not the way Republicans think it so cool to be a member of their monster nerd fraternity).

The Democratic Party cannot issue talking points like conservative organizations because no one cares or pays attention.

Republicans however, all listen to the mandated talking points and repeat them almost word for word. If Rush or Sean says something, you know that in less than 24 hours they will all be saying it here.

Why bother expressing an idea or opinion IF IT”S NOT YOUR OWN?

2006-09-17 06:33:09 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 06:26:04 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

although pope should not have given controversial statements to the press, I dont think the reactions in the arab and muslim world could by any means be justified.

Such violence can only tell u about their fundamentalistic mentality, violence for them speaks first.

and not just violence, but hypocrisy and double-standards too, for they dont do anything about terrorism and osama bin shi t's infectious virus fundamentalism, yet they jump up when someone uses violence against them

they will never consider their faults and confess it up

how can they think islam and arabs are better and deserve better than everyone else on earth?

2006-09-17 06:26:01 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 06:22:55 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 06:18:41 · 15 answers · asked by notme 5

I want to know why he was elected again? I can rest knowing that this is his last term but how many lives will be lost because of it? What do ye think of his policies and all he has done?

2006-09-17 06:06:54 · 26 answers · asked by Anonymous

I call BS.

2006-09-17 05:30:06 · 13 answers · asked by notme 5

Secret CIA prisons, attempts to legalize torture, imprisonment in the gulag of Guantanamo Bay without charges or trial... what is the line we absolutely will not cross as Americans in the name of homeland security? The question here isn't "the terrorists are doing worse." We know that. We aren't terrorists, we're better than they are. Aren't we? To what degree do we as a nation allow the evil we are supposed to be fighting?

2006-09-17 05:25:48 · 13 answers · asked by Schmorgen 6

I'm from England but I'm interested in what really happened to JFK, and was wondering if any of you yanks could help me?

2006-09-17 05:21:13 · 24 answers · asked by Anonymous

2006-09-17 05:20:01 · 18 answers · asked by Super Shiraz 3

2006-09-17 05:17:18 · 11 answers · asked by jeffmanjohn 2

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E4DC163DF930A15751C0A9639C8B63&sec=&pagewanted=print
http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/local/2006/6/11/32165

2006-09-17 05:14:59 · 5 answers · asked by notme 5

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A07E4DC163DF930A15751C0A9639C8B63&sec=&pagewanted=print

http://www.temple-telegram.com/story/local/2006/6/11/32165

2006-09-17 05:03:43 · 12 answers · asked by Super Shiraz 3