Posts by Sacha
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I'd say he's working at a level of legalistic abstraction that obscures the real human impact - and so I agree some disquiet is warranted.
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Sorry, no real point intended - jst a play on words.
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iNcredible
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Though the counter-hypothetical posed by one of his readers is a doozy:
Suppose (for the sake of discussion) that in 2007:
(a) Afghanistan learns exactly where George W. Bush is located in the U.S.;
(b) there is ample evidence that W. (i) illegally detained and tortured its citizens and (ii) is continuing these policies with the intention of doing so indefinitely; and
(c) the U.S. government (both Dems and Republicans) is either unwilling or unable to apprehend W. in order to extradite him to the the Netherlands for trial. Further suppose that efforts to compel the U.S. to do so through the U.N. are blocked (because, say, the U.S. vetoes any actions).
What, if anything, is Afghanistan (under current facts) permitted to do about Bush, who -- we're assuming for purposes of these discussions -- clearly committed war crimes and is continuing to do so? As far as I can tell, the options would be:
(a) send a suicide bomber to the U.S.;
(b) enter the U.S., apprehend him, and bring him to the Netherlands for a trial (i.e., rendition); or
(c) do nothing, and just leave him be.
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To be fair, Stephen Walker, Greenwald clearly distinguishes between ordinary rendition which has been going on for ages (and he proposes a hypothetical example of capturing Bin Laden inside Pakistan without that country's cooperation as opposed to doing nothing) and the extraordinary version that Cheney, Bush and their lil friends cooked up which involved illegal torture and lengthy imprisonment without trial.
I have long respected Greenwald's consistency of positions so perhaps worth a re-read.
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You did mention it, Danielle..
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This is an image I don't want to even think about!
Too bloody late - and I didn't get it the first time.
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I had just thrown up some chocolate soy icecream. Gazing at the result, I was immediately reminded of the Herald's 'Your Views' pages.
Rofflenui. That one huuurt.
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thank you for the pointer to David Haywood's post
Well worth promoting I thought - brilliant work. Not linkwhoring if it's within the same megaplex? Plus, I hear Russell doesn't even believe in the concept..
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Sorry, Giovanni, should have linked to imdb who at least do have alerts. We need more of them. Lerts, that is. </ref bad tee slogan that wasn't funny the first time>
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