[UPDATE, 05/08/2009] Welcome, Instapundit readers. I went into the Pelosi thing somewhat more bluntly here.
Rendition is back, you pro-torturing, posturing, hypocritical Leftist fools:
Obama preserves renditions as counter-terrorism tool
The role of the CIA’s controversial prisoner-transfer program may expand, intelligence experts say.Under executive orders issued by Obama recently, the CIA still has authority to carry out what are known as renditions, secret abductions and transfers of prisoners to countries that cooperate with the United States.
Current and former U.S. intelligence officials said that the rendition program might be poised to play an expanded role going forward because it was the main remaining mechanism — aside from Predator missile strikes — for taking suspected terrorists off the street.
The rendition program became a source of embarrassment for the CIA, and a target of international scorn, as details emerged in recent years of botched captures, mistaken identities and allegations that prisoners were turned over to countries where they were tortured.
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But the Obama administration appears to have determined that the rendition program was one component of the Bush administration’s war on terrorism that it could not afford to discard.
And when I say “back” I mean that it’s going to become the damned default option for detainees. You howled when we tried to go with an unlawful detainee designation to handle these cases; you shrieked when we set up Gitmo; and you’d whine if we shot them out of hand. The only thing left is to hand these sons of bitches over to countries without our Bill of Rights and hope that this is enough.
There’s a big hole in the ground in Manhattan that says that it won’t be. But back to the matter at hand:
- Mark Kleiman. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Andrew Sullivan. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Hil
lary* Bok. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture. - Glenn Greenwald. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Kevin Drum. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Duncan Black. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Markos Moulitsas. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Jerome Armstrong. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- Matt Stoller. Obama supporter? Then you are now officially pro-torture.
- All the damned rest of you on the Online Left. Every single one of you who supported Obama. You are now officially pro-torture.
Remember that when – not “if”; “when” – we get the first stories of somebody handed off to… probably Libya, at this rate; it’s precisely the sort of stupid choice you’d see from too-self-aware-of-their-own-smartness people – and wired up to a car battery. You voted for this. You made this happen. You were the change that you believed in. You were warned.
And I’ll sleep like a baby. That’s because I voted for the other guy.
Moe Lane
PS: You may take my refusal to link to the above sites as the calculated insult that it is.
Crossposted at RedState.
*I had it pointed out that the name was wrong. Silly me.
, and is (to the best to my knowledge) in the public domain.
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Obama Perpetuates Torture of Terrorists…
So how is it going to be liberals? Obama, by shutting down Gitmo is setting in motion a scenario whereby we’ll see either more torture of suspected terrorists or less security for the US. You can’t have it both ways; you either disagree with the pres…
I really look forward to watching the Left wiggle and squirm. Unless they are completely depraved inside, they will know the depths of their hypocrisy. I hope it costs them many hours of sleep and loss of self-esteem. Unfortunately, I fear it will cost lives before this is over.
BTW, just to ruin your day, I liked the old background better. This one, while prettier in a nancy sort of way, is also harder on the eyes while reading the text. I read your post on background difficulties. I’m sure it is hard.
I stumbled across your site about a week ago (from AOSHq?, not sure) and have been really enjoying it. Keep up the great work.
It doesn’t *ruin* my day: I appreciate the feedback. The real problem is that the background that I want for it turned out not to be public domain, and until the artist gets back to me I don’t want to use it.
[...] Turnabout in name-calling, [...]
The left won’t care. They were NEVER anti-torture. See all the stuff they wanted to do to Bush. No, they were simply anti-Bush.
The typical lefty would happily torture any Republican to death. Kind of interesting, since this is how Pohl Pot and Lenin got started.
Obama Snoze, Kentucky Froze.
I love you in that hetero way for posting this and making fun of these people. I’ll even give you the last beer.
[...] about them because they would then have to call for the arrest and trial of their Executive Deity, I would like to join Moe Lane in welcoming a few of the leftosphere’s stars to the “Pro-Torture Stooge” [...]
[...] (via Instapundit) we can see in miniature the… ah, evolution of the Left’s stance on Obama’s reversion to rendition. Our hypocrites for the day are Human Rights [...]
[...] in miniature the… ah, evolution of our opposite numbers on the Online Left’s stance on Obama’s reversion to rendition. Our hypocrites for the day are Human Rights [...]
This might be my favorite post of any blog I’ve ever read.
Thank you so much.
Welcome to real reality, members of “the reality-based community.” It’s so . . . real.
[...] from them; no word yet on whether that will change, now that it’s been reported that rendition will be resumed to Clinton-era levels under the new administration – so I looked forward to the [...]
[...] from them; no word yet on whether that will change, now that it’s been reported that rendition will be resumed to Clinton-era levels under the new administration – so I looked forward to the [...]
[...] from them; no word yet on whether that will change, now that it’s been reported that rendition will be resumed to Clinton-era levels under the new administration – so I looked forward to the [...]
You rock!! Love the attitude! Thanks and keep up the good work.
[...] being content to embrace and expand a program of deniable third-party torture as a viable counter-terrorism tool, the Obama administration has apparently decided to try to mend [...]
[...] being content to embrace and expand a program of deniable third-party torture as a viable counter-terrorism tool, the Obama administration has apparently decided to try to mend [...]
[...] from the historical record, probably at least six years. Hey, Bob! Remind them about their new pro-torture stance! That’s always good for extra [...]
[...] from the historical record, probably at least six years. their new pro-torture stance! That’s always good for extra [...]
[...] reaction to the Iraqi elections. I’ll add to that list our sudden decision to bring back rendition as a counter-terrorism measure, not to mention our willingness to embrace again pro-torture [...]
[...] reaction to the Iraqi elections. I’ll add to that list our sudden decision to bring back rendition as a counter-terrorism measure, not to mention our willingness to embrace again pro-torture [...]
[...] torture.” They’ve started it back up again, only they’re going to be handing the job over to countries, in an essentially deniable fashion. And go read up on counter-terror operations conducted by, [...]
Your argument is fallacious. Just because I supported Obama doesn’t mean I supported all of his policies.
Sparky, it’s not my fault that your guy’s sending people out to be tortured. Now shoo: grownups talking.
[...] that by supporting Obama in the wake of his embrace of rendition they were now pro-torture by their own, loudly proclaimed, quote-unquote ‘moral code’: the fact that the Other Side has some of the most insecure partisans in Western civilization is [...]
[...] that by supporting Obama in the wake of his embrace of rendition they were now pro-torture by their own, loudly proclaimed, quote-unquote ‘moral code’: the fact that the Other Side has some of the most insecure partisans in Western civilization is [...]
[...] Plus this: Americans think the Bush Administration used torture. But wait, they approve. Well, possibly. But at any rate, the torture issue was mostly a political tool designed to cow right-leaning members of the punditocracy by calling them Nazis. Now that it’s not needed so much, it can be allowed to die. Those pushing it are much quieter about the Obama Administration’s positions. [...]
[...] have chosen to label torture – an emotionally loaded but practically ambiguous term that apparently no longer means what it used to: Intelligence officials released documents this evening saying that House Speaker [...]
“Just because I supported Obama doesn’t mean I supported all of his policies.”
Actually, this comes under the “You Broke It, You Bought It” rule.
Your only hope is to ignore all the Obama policies you *do* support (how do feel about violating the bankruptcy laws and screwing the widows and orphans whose future is dependent on their investments in those ‘hedge funds’ that Obama has decided, arbitrarily, have no rights?) and *vigorously and vocally* (and constantly) denounce Obama foe his rendition policy. Otherwise you do, too, support it, you hypocrite!
“I liked the old background better. This one, while prettier in a nancy sort of way, is also harder on the eyes while reading the text.”
That opinion above, on how the comments appear, is correct. The words on your blog itself come up in a thin-stemmed face that is also sans-serif. Both are elements generally considered not conducive to the best legibility.
I notice also that as I type this comment, it displays in a monospaced typewriter face. But as long as you’re converting it to some other face anyway, why not consider one that’s–honestly–easier to read? Times New Roman is one such, but by no means the only one.